• DocumentCode
    1523694
  • Title

    Multiband printed quadrifilar helical antenna

  • Author

    Letestu, Y. ; Sharaiha, A.

  • Author_Institution
    RFS (Radio Freq. Syst.), France
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    885
  • Lastpage
    886
  • Abstract
    A simple method for designing and optimising a multiband printed quadrifilar helix antenna is presented. Using multiple arm techniques, a tri-band antenna working in L-band for GPS applications is realised with a good gain and a good circular polarisation. Measured results are presented to validate the concept.
  • Keywords
    helical antennas; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; polarisation; GPS application; L-band; circular polarisation; helical antenna; multiband printed quadrifilar helix antenna; multiple arm technique; tri-band antenna;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2010.1368
  • Filename
    5493510