Open AccessA rhomboid-shaped printed monopole antenna for wideband circular polarization
Author(s) -
Zaw Myo Lwin,
Thae Su Aye
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
serbian journal of electrical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.133
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2217-7183
pISSN - 1451-4869
DOI - 10.2298/sjee2103385l
Subject(s) - ground plane , monopole antenna , circular polarization , wideband , physics , microstrip antenna , center frequency , j pole antenna , patch antenna , bandwidth (computing) , axial ratio , optics , electrical engineering , microstrip , telecommunications , engineering , coaxial antenna , antenna (radio) , band pass filter
This paper presents the design of a wideband circularly-polarized printed monopole antenna with a rhomboid shape. The rhomboid-shaped patch is fed by a microstrip line offset from the center to generate circular polarization (CP). The ground plane configuration is optimized for wide bandwidth operation. Bandwidth (satisfying both 10-dB return loss and 3-dB axial ratio) of 76% (1.92 - 4.27 GHz) is achieved in this research. The size of the proposed antenna is 0.386 2 0 l (55?66 mm2) where ?0 is the free space wavelength which corresponds to the center frequency of the bandwidth. The antenna has a fractional bandwidth-size ratio (BW/size) of 1.97 which is higher than most CP monopole antennas in the literature. This antenna is suitable for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, and other wireless applications which outperform using circular polarization.