Stacked-Patch Dual-Polarized Antenna for Triple-Band Handheld Terminals

Author

Falade, O.P. ; Yue Gao ; Xiaodong Chen ; Parini, Clive

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Queen Mary Univ. of London, London, UK

Volume

12

fYear

2013

fDate

2013

Firstpage

202

Lastpage

205

Abstract

In this letter, a novel design of a stacked-patch triple-band antenna in both circular and linear polarizations that can be used on a handheld terminal for surveying and geo-informatics applications is presented. The inculcation of corner truncation and I-slot in both the lower and middle patches has achieved better impedance bandwidth and axial ratio at GPS L1, L2, and GSM 1800 resonant frequency bands. A prototype of the proposed design is fabricated, and its performance is verified in measurement.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave polarisation; microstrip antennas; GPS L1; GPS L2; GSM; Global Positioning System; I-slot inculcation; axial ratio; circular polarization; corner truncation inculcation; geo-informatics application; impedance bandwidth; linear polarization; resonant frequency band; stacked-patch dual-polarized antenna; stacked-patch triple-band antenna; surveying application; triple-band handheld terminal; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; GSM; Global Positioning System; Microstrip antennas; Resonant frequency; Axial ratio (AR); Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM); differential global positioning system; dual-polarized;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2013.2245392

Filename

6451108