Strip-coupling circularly polarized antenna and its same-sense bidirectional array

作者:Wu, Jianjun*; Lian, Ruina; Wang, Zedong; Yin, Yingzeng
来源:Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 2015, 29(14): 1859-1866.
DOI:10.1080/09205071.2015.1060138

摘要

A strip-coupling antenna and its bidirectional array with the same-sense circular polarization are introduced. By placing a bending strip above a narrow slot, circular polarization is obtained by combing the electric and magnetic currents. An array consisting of a three-element long slot and coupled strips on both sides of the slot is then constructed for bidirectional radiations with high gain. The fabricated antenna array shows wide bandwidth of 16.6% (2.16-2.55GHz) for |S-11|<-10dB and 5.8% (2.33-2.47GHz) for axial ratio <3dB. In addition, same-sense bidirectional radiation patterns are also achieved with a high gain over 6.5 dBic.