IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation · 2006 · 36 citations · 7 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringAntennasBudget TheoryMicrowave EngineeringAntenna DesignAntenna GainAntenna Impedance MatchingAntenna PolarizationMicrowave AntennasSmall AntennasAxial RatioCircular PolarizationCircularly Polarized Antenna DesignCircularly Polarized Antenna GainCircularly Polarized AntennasInput Impedance MatchingMicrowave Impedance MatchingPolarization Axial Ratio
An unbalance-fed cross aperture is developed to excite a short backfire antenna (SBA) for circular polarization. The cross aperture consists of two orthogonal H-shaped slots with a pair of capacitive stubs and is fed by a single probe that forms an unbalanced feed with a shorting pin. It is demonstrated that the cross-aperture-excited SBA can achieve an axial ratio (/spl les/ 3 dB) bandwidth of 4.2% with a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) bandwidth of 6.5% (VSWR<1.2) and a gain of 14 dBi. The antenna structure is described and the simulation and experimental results are presented. The mechanisms for impedance matching and circular-polarization production are analyzed.
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