A DUAL-BAND CIRCULARLY POLARIZED STUB LOADED MICROSTRIP PATCH ANTENNA FOR GPS APPLICATIONS
Author(s) -
Abbas Ali Heidari,
Mohammad Heyrani,
Mansor Nakhkash
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
electromagnetic waves
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1559-8985
pISSN - 1070-4698
DOI - 10.2528/pier09032401
Subject(s) - stub (electronics) , microstrip antenna , patch antenna , multi band device , global positioning system , circular polarization , microstrip , turnstile antenna , optics , coaxial antenna , materials science , acoustics , antenna (radio) , physics , electrical engineering , telecommunications , engineering
A single-feed low-profile and easy to fabricate circularly polarized microstrip patch antenna has been developed for GPS applications. For dual frequency operation, four slots are etched near edges of the patch and a crossed slot etched in the center for generating circular polarization. In order to reducing the frequency ratio of two frequency bands of the antenna, the patch is loaded by four short circuit microstrip stubs. The paper reports several simulation results that confirm the desired characteristics of the antenna. Using stub loading, the frequency ratio of two bands of the antenna can be, even, reduced to 1.1.
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