Title :
Broadband circularly polarized rectangular loop antenna with impedance matching
Author :
Li, RongLin ; Laskar, Joy ; Tentzeris, Manos M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
A broadband circularly polarized rectangular loop antenna is developed. The broadband performance is achieved by adding a pair of parasitic loops inside the rectangular loop. Good impedance matching is obtained by introducing a broadband balun. The proposed rectangular loop has a bandwidth of 46% for axial ratioles2dB and 50% for VSWRles2 with a gain of around 8dBi
Keywords :
baluns; broadband antennas; electromagnetic wave polarisation; impedance matching; loop antennas; broadband balun; broadband rectangular loop antenna; circular polarization; impedance matching; parasitic loops; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Impedance matching; Microstrip; Polarization; Reflector antennas; Spirals; Broadband antenna; circular polarization (CP); impedance matching; loop antenna;
Journal_Title :
Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LMWC.2005.859946
