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Circularly polarized slot antenna array with sequentially rotated feed network for broadband application
Author(s) -
Karamzadeh Saeid,
Virdee Bal. S.,
Rafii Vahid,
Kartal Mesut
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of rf and microwave computer‐aided engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1099-047X
pISSN - 1096-4290
DOI - 10.1002/mmce.20869
Subject(s) - standing wave ratio , axial ratio , broadband , electrical impedance , antenna array , acoustics , circular polarization , feed line , antenna tuner , optics , bandwidth (computing) , electrical engineering , physics , antenna (radio) , engineering , telecommunications , dipole antenna , microstrip antenna , antenna factor , microstrip
This article presents a novel circularly polarized sequentially rotated slot antenna array (CPSSAA) designed to operate at a frequency of 5.5 GHz. This antenna is suitable for communication applications such as WLAN/WiMAX. Method of feeding is based on sequential rotation with seven quarter‐wavelength transformers. In this case, the elements with 200 Ω impedance could be replaced by other elements with different input impedance. Reducing the elements input impedance, maximum power can be transferred to the elements. Because the lower losses in transmission line occur in presence of lower impedance, the 3 dB axial‐ratio bandwidth of the CPSSAA extends to ∼1.3 GHz. The CPSSAA was designed to operate over the frequency range between 4.5 and 6.4 GHz corresponding to an impedance bandwidth of 34.86% for VSWR < 2. Acceptable agreement between the simulation and measured results validates the proposed design. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 25:358–363, 2015.