Title :
Novel textured, small aperture, thin patch for L-band satellite communications
Author :
Koulouridis, Stavros ; Volakis, John L.
Author_Institution :
Ohio State Univ. Columbus, Columbus
Abstract :
An L-band circularly polarized antenna is designed using genetic algorithms. The design has an impedance bandwidth of 12.5% at 1.6 GHz with a remarkably constant 4.2 dBi gain. Further, it is very thin (<lambda/40) and is less than lambda/3timeslambda/3 in aperture.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; genetic algorithms; polarisation; satellite communication; L-band antenna; L-band satellite communications; circularly polarized antenna; genetic algorithms; thin patch; Algorithm design and analysis; Apertures; Design optimization; Frequency; Genetic algorithms; L-band; Metallization; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0877-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0878-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2007.4396377
