BROADBAND UNIDIRECTIONAL PRINTED ANTENNA WITH QUAD-FOLDED DIPOLES FOR CIRCULAR POLARIZATION

作者:Ding, Xiaoxiang; Zhao, Zhiqin*; Yang, Yaohui; Zhou, Lin; Ouyang, Jun; Liu, Qing-Huo
来源:Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 2015, 57(12): 2871-2876.
DOI:10.1002/mop.29465

摘要

In this article, a broadband unidirectional printed antenna with quad-folded dipoles for circularly polarized radiation is proposed. The antenna consists of a trapezoidal feed structure, an annular transmission line and quad-folded dipoles. An 80 x 80 mm(2) reflector is used to achieve unidirectional radiation. Measured results indicate that the proposed design achieves an impedance bandwidth of 37.1% (1.82-2.65 GHz) for the voltage standing wave ratio <2.0 and a 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth of 35% (1.84-2.62 GHz), covering the third-generation (3G, 1880-2125 MHz)/long-term evaluation (1880-2400 MHz)/wireless local area network (2400-2480 MHz) bands. An average gain of 6.3 dBic is obtained in the operating band.