Title :
Circularly polarised MIMO tapered slot antenna array for C-band application
Author :
Karamzadeh, S. ; Kartal, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Istanbul Tech. Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
A novel configuration of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) circularly polarised (CP) antenna array operating in the C-band is presented. The array consists of 2 × 2 antipodal tapered slot antenna elements created in the sides of a rectangular as the rectangular grid that supplies a broadband impedance bandwidth and high gain array. To provide broadband MIMO with polarisation diversity, the antenna uses a dual-port feed network consisting of couplers, a crossover and delay lines which the diversity of polarisation changed by input ports.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; delay lines; electromagnetic wave polarisation; slot antenna arrays; waveguide couplers; C-band application; CP multiple input multiple output antipodal TSA; antipodal tapered slot antenna; broadband impedance bandwidth; circularly polarised MIMO tapered slot antenna array; delay lines; dual-port feed network; network couplers; network crossover; polarisation diversity; rectangular grid;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2015.1784