Title :
A circularly polarized array with directive, electrically small parasitic antenna elements
Author :
Cato, Cameron ; Sungkyun Lim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Georgia Southern Univ., Statesboro, GA, USA
Abstract :
A 2 × 2 circularly polarized array antenna consisting of four electrically small parasitic antenna elements is proposed. Each antenna in the array uses top loading and a folded driver to decrease the overall size of the antenna array. The total volume of the array is 0.67λ × 0.67λ × 0.08λ. The array has a maximum gain of 11.5 dBi and a 3-dB beam width of 50° in both the xz and yz planes.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; directive antennas; circularly polarized array antenna; directive small parasitic antenna elements; electrically small parasitic antenna elements; folded driver; top loading; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Directive antennas; Finite element analysis; Gain; Loaded antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6905230
