scholarly journals A Low-Profile Wideband Linear-to-Circular Polarization Conversion Slot Antenna Using Metasurface

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Dong ◽  
Chang Ding ◽  
Jinjun Mo
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Polarization Conversion ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Linearly Polarized

A new low-profile wideband linear-to-circular polarization conversion microstrip slot antenna based on a metasurface for C-band satellite communication applications is proposed in this paper. The metasurface basically consists of four unit cells with parasitic square cross gaps arranged in a 2 × 2 layout. By loading the metasurface on the microstrip slot antenna, linearly polarized (LP) waves from the source antenna are converted into circularly polarized (CP) waves. Then, by etching three more parasitic square cross gaps in the middle of the metasurface, enhanced impedance bandwidth and axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW) are achieved. Furthermore, an equivalent circuit and a phase analysis are presented to explain how a wide ARBW is realized by the metasurface. A final model with an overall size of 36 × 36 × 3.5 mm3 (approximately 0.65λ0 × 0.65λ0 × 0.06λ0 at 5.5 GHz) was designed and fabricated. The measured S11 bandwidth and 3 dB ARBW were 39.25% from 4.28 GHz to 6.37 GHz and 17.77% from 5.18 GHz to 6.19 GHz, respectively. As a result, the proposed antenna shows great potential for satellite communication applications due to its low profile and compact structure, wide impedance bandwidth, and wide axial ratio bandwidth.

Characteristic mode-based compact circularly polarized metasurface antenna for in-band RCS reduction

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-137
Author(s):  
Puneeth Kumar Rajanna ◽  
Karthik Rudramuni ◽  
Krishnamoorthy Kandasamy
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Mode Analysis ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
Characteristic Mode ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Full Wave Analysis

AbstractThis paper presents a novel design of a low profile circularly polarized (CP) metasurface (MTS) antenna with in-band radar cross-section (RCS) reduction property. The MTS is loaded as a superstrate on slot antenna and it can be viewed as a polarization-dependent MTS (PDMTS). The rectangular patch-based PDMTS is analyzed using characteristic mode analysis to find two orthogonal degenerate modes, which produces CP waves. Linearly polarized slot antenna is used to excite the PDMTS. The performance of PDMTS loaded slot antenna is analyzed numerically using full-wave analysis method. The PDMTS CP antenna is fabricated and its performance is tested experimentally. The proposed antenna has a compact structure and it has an overall size of $0.52{\lambda _0}\times 0.52{\lambda _0} \times 0.078{\lambda _0}$ (where ${\lambda _0}$ is the free space wavelength). The measured results show that the PDMTS antenna achieves $-10\,{\rm dB}$ impedance bandwidth of 29.41$\%$, 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth of 9.05$\%$, broadside gain of 6.34 dB, and monostatic RCS reduction of $-30.2\,{\rm dBsm}$ at the resonant frequency of 5.86 GHz. The simulated results are in well agreement with the measured results and it is well suited for C-band Radar and Satellite communication.

Slot loaded EBG-based metasurface for performance improvement of circularly polarized antenna for WiMAX applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alka Verma ◽  
Anil Kumar Singh ◽  
Neelam Srivastava ◽  
Shilpee Patil ◽  
Binod Kumar Kanaujia
Keyword(s):  
Performance Improvement ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Compact Structure ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Feed Line ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractIn this paper, an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) metasurface (MS) superstrate-based circularly polarized antenna for the WiMAX (3.5 GHz) band is proposed. The proposed structure comprises a 2 × 2 slot-loaded rectangular patch MS array that can be perceived as a polarization-dependent EBG MS superstrate. Furthermore, to achieve circular polarization, the proposed antenna has an inclined coupling slot onto the ground with a conventional coplanar waveguide feed line. The proposed antenna has a compact structure with a low profile of 0.037λ0 (λ0 stands for the free-space wavelength at 3.48 GHz) and a ground size of 30 × 30 mm2. The measured results show that the −10 dB impedance bandwidth for the proposed antenna is 34.6% and the 3-dB axial ratio (AR) bandwidth is 6.8% with a peak gain of 3.91 dBi in the desired operating band. Good agreement between the simulated and the measured results verifies the performance of the proposed antenna.

scholarly journals A Multi-Band U-Strip and SRR Loaded Slot Antenna with Circular Polarization Characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
P. M. Paul ◽  
K. Kandasamy ◽  
M. S. Sharawi
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Ring Resonator ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Split Ring Resonator ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Split Ring ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Polarization Characteristics ◽  
Good Agreement

A compact multiband circularly polarized slot antenna is proposed here. An F-shaped microstrip feedline is used to excite the square slot antenna loaded with a U-shaped strip and a split ring resonator (SRR) to generate three circularly polarized bands at 1.5 GHz, 2.75 GHz and 3.16 GHz. A meandered slot is used in the feedline and the U-strip to improve the axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW). The meandered feedline excites the slot to produce resonance at 2.5 GHz. This resonance along with that of the F-shaped feed, loaded SRR and U-strip combine to give rise to three circularly polarized bands which can be tuned depending on the feed, SRR and U-strip dimensions. The orientation of the F-shaped feed decides the sense of polarization of the three circularly polarized bands of the proposed antenna. The proposed antenna is fabricated on a substrate of FR4 material with dimensions 50 x 50 x 1.56 mm3. The antenna is prototyped and measured in terms of impedance bandwidth, ARBW, gain and efficiency. The simulated and measured results show reasonably good agreement.

Wideband Inverted-L Microstrip-via-Fed Circularly Polarized Antenna with Asymmetrical Ground for WLAN/Wimax Applications

Frequenz ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 333-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Hou Zhang ◽  
Lu-chun Yang ◽  
Bin-bin Li ◽  
Xue-liang Min
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Large Bandwidth ◽  
Circularly Polarized Radiation ◽  
Polarized Radiation

Abstract A design with wideband and circularly polarized radiation antenna from an open-slot antenna has been demonstrated in this paper. The proposed antenna, which consists of an open slot and an inverted-L strip feeding, provides a large bandwidth, which completely cover the Wimax (3.3–3.8 GHz) and WLAN (2.4–2.48 GHz) bands. The open slot is formed by an modified ground plane with a slit cut and monofilar spiral stubs employed, which fed by an asymmetrical inverted-L strip feedline using a via. As demonstrated, the CP operation was significantly improved by loading monofilar spiral stubs connected to the asymmetric feedline by means of a via. A parametric study of the key parameters is made and the mechanism for circular polarization is described. After optimization, the impedance bandwidth is approximately 3.78 GHz (2.12 to 5.9 GHz) and the 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth is approximately 2.75 GHz (2.2 to 4.95 GHz), which represent fractional bandwidths of approximately 94.3 % and 76.9 %, respectively.

A Compact Wideband Dual-Circular Polarization CPW-Fed Slot Antenna

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1200-1206
Author(s):  
Zhao Jiang ◽  
Shi Huang ◽  
Zhi Wang ◽  
Xiao Zhao ◽  
Ting Wan
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Standing Wave ◽  
Simple Structure ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Feed Line

A compact wideband coplanar waveguide (CPW) excited slot antenna with dual-circular polarization (DCP) is presented and fabricated in this paper. Two inverted-L-shaped patches are implanted in a square slot to achieve wideband DCP characteristic. The feed line is terminated on an inverted-L-shaped patch. Moreover, two rectangular slots are added on the corners of the antenna to improve the bandwidth of axial ratio (AR) and the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR). The simulated results show that the designed antenna can generate a good impedance bandwidth of 70.4% and a 3-dB AR bandwidth of 48.6%, respectively. This antenna possesses the qualities of small size, simple structure, and good dual-circular polarization.

Linear to left- and right-hand circular polarization conversion by using a metasurface structure

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oguzhan Akgol ◽  
Olcay Altintas ◽  
Emin Unal ◽  
Muharrem Karaaslan ◽  
Faruk Karadag
Keyword(s):  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Polarization Conversion ◽  
Band Frequency ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
Linear Waves ◽  
Polarized Waves ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Linearly Polarized ◽  
Parallel Strips

By using a metasurface (MS) structure, a linearly polarized wave is converted to circularly polarized waves. Both right- and left-handed circular polarizations (RHCPs and LHCP) are obtained by a simple configuration in the proposed structure which consists of 16 unit cells arranged in a 4 × 4 layout. Each unit cell contains five horizontal and parallel strips embedded in a rectangular frame in which a single diagonal strip is placed from one corner to the opposed one. It is shown that the orientation of the diagonal line determines the handedness of the converted signal to be either LHCP or RHCP. In order to show the working conditions of the MS structure, scattering parameters are found for both co-polarized and cross-polarized responses. Axial ratio, an indicator for polarization conversion, is then obtained by dividing cross-polar response to co-polar response to demonstrate the transformation. The structure works for horizontally and vertically polarized linear waves in a wide band frequency range which is approximately 510 MHz. Since the suggested MS model is composed of a simple geometry for polarization conversion, it can be easily adjusted in any desired frequency bands for a variety of applications from the defence industry to medical, education, or communication areas.

scholarly journals A Miniaturized and Circularly Polarized L-Shaped Slot Antenna for Ultra-wideband Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2133-2139
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Radiation Pattern ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Antenna Size

A miniaturized microstrip-fed, wideband and circularly polarized L-shaped slot antenna is designed for ultra-wideband applications. To realize L-shaped slot antenna with wide impedance bandwidth, a stub of size 10.7 mm2 is added to a rectangular shaped slot of the ground plane. The position of the feedline is optimized to attain wide circular polarization bandwidth. The proposed antenna size is very small i.e., 25×25 mm2 . A prototype of the design is fabricated and measured. The axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW< 3 dB) of 2.2 GHz (from 6.2 GHz to 8.4 GHz) and the impedance bandwidth (S11<-10 dB) of 7.4 GHz (from 2.5 GHz to 9.9 GHz) is achieved by the proposed design. Moreover, the antenna achieves a stable radiation pattern and a gain of more than 2.8 dBi over the complete ARBW. The advantages of the structure are miniaturized design, having wide impedance bandwidth, and broad ARBW

scholarly journals Substrate Integrated Waveguide Filtering Slot Antenna for Ka-Band Satellite Communications

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
Yuanzhi Liu ◽  
Mustapha C.E. Yagoub
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Satellite Communications ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Substrate Integrated Waveguide ◽  
Cavity Resonators ◽  
Ka Band ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
Compact Size

This paper proposes a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) filtering slot antenna. Based on four SIW cavity resonators and a slot locating on the last resonator, a filtering antenna was designed, targeting the near 20 GHz satellite communication band. Simulated in the Ansys-HFSS commercial software, it exhibits a - 10 dB impedance bandwidth of 1.5 GHz and a flat gain of 5.5 dBi in the operating frequency band. Besides, the filtering antenna has good selectivity at passband edges and features such as compact size, low profile, and low cost, making it suitable for Ka-band satellite ground terminals.

Investigation of circular polarization technique in Q-slot antenna

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amer T. Abed ◽  
Mandeep S. J. Singh ◽  
Aqeel M. Jawad
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Strip Line ◽  
Resonant Frequencies ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
A New Technique

AbstractThis paper describes and analyzes a new technique used in Q-slot antenna to generate circular polarization (CP). The CP characteristics were investigated carefully by studying the surface current distribution, the phase difference between the left hand circular polarization (LHCP) and right hand circular polarization (RHCP) at some resonant frequencies, and the measured values of the axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW). Normal arms (E1 and E2) were cut in the upper elliptical feeding strip line to form an open-mouth structure. The arms E1 and E2 were made equal in length and set perpendicular to each other to have normal electric fields, leading to the generation of CP radiation. A formula was modified for the dual resonant frequencies f1, f2 of the modes TM010 and TM001. The measured values of the ARBW indicated that the antenna has a wide ARBW of 4.8–5.93 GHz, which is approximately 52% of the 3rd operating band of 4.7–6.8 GHz. The wide ARBW in a small size indicated that the design of the Q-slot antenna overcame the limits of designing antennas with wide ARBW in small size and low profile. A formula for normalized field was driven according to the complementary of the Q-slot antenna.

scholarly journals Square Slot Antenna for Wide Circularly Polarized Bandwidth and Axial Ratio Beamwidth

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Vijay Sharma ◽  
Tejpal Jhajharia
Keyword(s):  
Circular Polarization ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Polarization Characteristic ◽  
Slot Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
The Right

Abstract The article proposes design investigation and experimental results of a coplanar waveguide (CPW) fed square slot antenna that gives wideband circular polarization. This circular polarization characteristic is achieved by embedding a square shape stub to left bottom corner and an L-shaped strip to the right upper corner of the slot. A high impedance bandwidth of 87.8 % (3.6–9.0 GHz), a wide axial ratio bandwidth of 73.05 % (4.2–9.0 GHz) and wide 3-dB axial ratio beamwidth of 90° in the entire frequency range of interest are achieved with this antenna structure. To improve the 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth, three slots (two horizontal and one vertical) are scratched at the exterior periphery of the ground plane. These perturbation assemblies are accountable to excite orthogonal modes and help increase an axial ratio bandwidth. The designed antenna displays the constant and steady radiation patterns in the complete frequency range of concern. The overall dimension of the presented compact antenna is 0.24λ × 0.24λ × 0.01λ.

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