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A wide-beam circularly polarized (CP) asymmetric-microstrip antenna with four unequal circular-patches is proposed for global navigation satellite systems. Four unequal circular-patches are integrated symmetrically onto corners of a square microstrip radiator for CP radiation with wide-beamwidth. The measured 3-dB axial ratio (AR) bandwidth of the proposed antenna is 24.0 MHz (1.568–1.592 GHz) with a 3-dB AR beamwidth of around 180° across the bandwidth and a 10-dB return loss bandwidth is 56.0 MHz (1.556–1.612 GHz) with a gain of more than 5.0 dBic. The overall size of the antenna is \bf 0.373\boldsymbol\lambda\bf o \bf{\times 0.373{\boldsymbol\lambda}\bf o} \bf{\times 0.016}{\boldsymbol{\lambda}\bf o} at 1.6 GHz. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A compact circularly polarized (CP) square-ring slotted patch antenna with vias is proposed for global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). Four square-ring-shaped slots are cut symmetrically onto a square patch radiator along its diagonals for wide-angle CP radiation and miniaturization. The antenna size is further reduced by grounding the central patches surrounded by the square-ring-shaped slots. An antenna prototype with an overall size of 60 mm\,\times \,60 mm\,\times \,5 mm shows a measured 10-dB return loss bandwidth of 90.0 MHz (1.565–1.655 GHz) with a maximum gain of 4.65 dBic. The measured 3-dB axial ratio (AR) bandwidth is 35.0 MHz (1.57–1.605 GHz) with a 3-dB AR beamwidth of more than 140^\circ across the bandwidth. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A substrate integrated metamaterial-based leaky-wave antenna is proposed to improve its boresight radiation bandwidth. The proposed leaky-wave antenna based on a composite right/left-handed substrate integrated waveguide consists of two leaky-wave radiator elements which are with different unit cells. The dual-element antenna prototype features boresight gain of 12.0 dBi with variation of 1.0 dB over the frequency range of 8.775–9.15 GHz or 4.2%. In addition, the antenna is able to offer a beam scanning from -60^\circ to 66^\circ with frequency from 8.25 GHz to 13.0 GHz. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A wideband, circularly polarized (CP), artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) reflector backed octagonal-shaped aperture (OSA) antenna is proposed for unidirectional radiation. The proposed antenna consists of an OSA fed by microstrip along with L-shaped stub and an AMC reflector. Bidirectional radiation of OSA antenna is changed to unidirectional radiation using an AMC reflector. The antenna height measured from the upper surface of the AMC reflector to OSA radiator is chosen to be small to realize a low-profile antenna: 0.0825\lambdao at the lowest analysis frequency of 4.5 GHz. Three different surfaces are studied and compared as back reflectors for OSA: perfect electric conductor (PEC), single layered AMC surface, and double layered AMC surface. The OSA with double-layered AMC surface demonstrates the largest measured 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth of 33.2% (5.20–7.19 GHz) with impedance bandwidth of 36.2% (5.04–7.21 GHz) for VSWR of 2. Almost constant gain of around 7 dBic is achieved over the band for the overall antenna volume of 0.72\lambdao\times 0.60\lambdao\times 0.19\lambdao at the center frequency of 6.0 GHz. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Compact, asymmetric\symmetric-slotted\slit-microstrip patch antennas on reactive impedance surface (RIS) are proposed and studied for circularly polarized (CP) radiation. The antennas consist of a slotted-slit-microstrip patch on a RIS substrate. The CP radiation with compact size is achieved by asymmetric\symmetric-slot-slit cut along the orthogonal\diagonal directions of the patch radiator. The asymmetric\symmetric-slotted\slit microstrip patches on the RIS structure are used for further miniaturization of the antenna with improvement in CP radiation. The measured results of the compact asymmetric-cross slotted square patch antenna are 1.6% (2.51–2.55 GHz) for 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth, 5.2% (2.47–2.60 GHz) for 10-dB return loss bandwidth, and 3.41 dBic for gain over 3-dB axial ratio bandwidth. The overall antenna volume is 0.292\lambdao\times 0.292\lambdao\times 0.0308\lambdao on a low cost FR4 substrate at 2.5 GHz. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A multilayered composite right/left-handed (CRLH) based leaky-wave antenna is proposed for the continuous beam scanning from backward to forward direction with consistent gain. The antenna comprises a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) with an array of the CRLH unit cells. The CRLH unit cell is formed by a slot cut on the upper ground of the SIW, and a parasitic patch beneath the slot. The antenna achieves continuous beam scanning against frequency and the optimal boresight gain at the balanced condition frequency. The antenna prototype with 15 unit cells exhibits the measured beam scanning angle of -66^\circ to 78^\circ over the frequency range from 8.0 to 13.0 GHz with a consistent gain of more than 9.0 dBi. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A compact cross-shaped slotted microstrip patch antenna is proposed for circularly polarized (CP) radiation. A symmetric, cross- shaped slot is embedded along one of the diagonal axes of the square patch for CP radiation and antenna size reduction. The structure is asymmetric (unbalanced) along the diagonal axes. The overall size of the antenna with CP radiation can be reduced by increasing the perimeter of the symmetric cross-shaped slot within the first patch quadrant of the square patch. The performance of the CP radiation is also studied by varying the size and angle variation of the cross-shaped slot. A measured 3-dB axial-ratio (AR) bandwidth of around 6.0 MHz is achieved with the CP cross-shaped slotted microstrip antenna, with an 18.0 MHz 10-dB return-loss bandwidth. The measured boresight gain is more than 3.8 dBic over the operating band, while the overall antenna volume is 0.273\lambdao\times 0.273\lambdao\times 0.013\lambdao (\lambdao operating wavelength at 910 MHz). [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A novel symmetric-aperture antenna is proposed for broadband circularly polarized (CP) radiation using a coplanar waveguide (CPW) feed. The proposed antenna consists of a CPW-feed and a wide symmetric aperture along the diagonal axis. A symmetric-aperture consists of two diamond-shaped sections. The symmetric-aperture and CPW-feeding structure are fabricated on the same plane of a dielectric substrate. Wideband CP radiation is achieved by changing the arms of symmetric-aperture and stripline length. The measured bandwidths of 3-dB axial ratio (AR) and 10-dB return loss are around 68% (2.4–4.85 GHz) and 107% (1.6–5.25 GHz), respectively. The measured boresight gain is more than 3.0 dBic over the CP bandwidth. Overall antenna size is around 0.7\lambdao\times 0.7\lambdao\times 0.019\lambdao at 3.5 GHz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Four compact asymmetric-slit microstrip antennas are proposed and studied for circular polarization. By cutting asymmetrical slits in diagonal directions onto the square microstrip patches, the single coaxial-feed microstrip patch antennas are realized for circularly polarized radiation with compact antenna size. The performances of the proposed antennas with several asymmetric-slit shapes onto the patch radiators are compared. The measured 10-dB return loss and 3-dB axial-ratio bandwidths of the antenna prototype are around 2.5% and 0.5%, respectively. The proposed asymmetric-slit configurations are useful for compact circularly polarized microstrip patch antennas and array design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Novel asymmetric-circular shaped slotted microstrip patch antennas with slits are proposed for circularly polarized (CP) radiation and radio frequency identification (RFID) reader applications. A single-feed configuration based asymmetric-circular shaped slotted square microstrip patches are adopted to realize the compact circularly polarized microstrip antennas. The asymmetric-circular shaped slot(s) along the diagonal directions are embedded symmetrically onto a square microstrip patch for CP radiation and small antenna size. The CP radiation can be achieved by slightly asymmetric (unbalanced) patch along the diagonal directions by slot areas. Four symmetric-slits are also embedded symmetrically along the orthogonal directions of the asymmetric-circular shaped slotted patch to further reduce antenna size. The operating frequency of the antenna can be tuned by varying the slit length while keeping the CP radiation unchanged. The measured 3-dB axial-ratio (AR) bandwidth of around 6.0 MHz with 17.0 MHz impedance bandwidth is achieved for the antenna on a RO4003C substrate. The overall antenna size is 0.27\lambdao\times 0.27\lambdao\times 0.0137\lambdao at 900 MHz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A dual-band single-feed circularly polarized, S-shaped slotted patch antenna with a small frequency-ratio is proposed for GPS applications. An S-shaped slot is cut at the centre of a square patch radiator for dual-band operation. A single microstrip feed-line is underneath the center of the coupling aperture ground-plane. The frequency-ratio of the antenna can be controlled by adjusting the S-shaped slot arm lengths. The measured 10-dB return loss bandwidths for the lower and upper-bands are 16% (1.103-1.297 GHz) and 12.5% (1.444-1.636 GHz), respectively. The measured 3-dB axial-ratio (AR) bandwidth is 6.9% (1.195-1.128 GHz) for the lower-band and 0.6% (1.568-1.577 GHz) for the upper-band. The measured gain is more than 5.0 dBic over both the bands. The measured frequency-ratio is 1.28. The overall antenna size is 0.46 λo x 0.46 λo x 0.086 λo at 1.2 GHz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We present a fast and accurate closed-form model for interactive computer-aided design and optimization of circular microstrip antennas on suspended or composite substrates. The model facilitates the computation of the resonance frequency, input impedance and bandwidth. We compare the results obtained with the proposed model with those from commercial software (2D-Ensemble and 3D-Microwave Studio), previously published experimental results and previously obtained theoretical results using another full-wave method. The proposed model shows better agreement with experimental results as compared to the commercial two-dimensional and three-dimensional software. Although all theoretical results show reasonable agreement among themselves, the proposed model is at least one thousand times faster than full-wave software. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]