Title :
Planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) array with circular polarization for nano satellite application
Author :
Kurnia, Galih Fajar ; Nugroho, Bambang Setia ; Prasetyo, Agus D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Telkom Univ., Bandung, Indonesia
Abstract :
In this paper, a new design of an S-band, self phased, planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is proposed for low orbit nano satellite application. The antenna consists of Four PIFAs which are arranged in circular array to generate circular polarization antenna. The antenna operates at 2.35 GHz with 107 MHz bandwidth of Return Loss less than -14 dB. Results show that the antenna has circular polarization properties with 1.21 dB axial ratio and unidirectional radiation pattern. Since the proposed antenna is compact and low cost, it is suitable for nano satellite communication system.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; microwave antennas; planar inverted-F antennas; satellite communication; PIFA array; S-band; bandwidth 107 MHz; circular array; circular polarization antenna; frequency 2.35 GHz; low orbit nanosatellite application; nanosatellite communication; planar inverted-F antenna array; self phased antenna; unidirectional radiation pattern; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellites; Planar Inverted-F Antenna; array; circular polarization; nano satellite communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (ISAP), 2014 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
DOI :
10.1109/ISANP.2014.7026712
