Title :
A planar reconfigurable polarization antenna
Author :
Bales, Kyle A. ; Meagher, Chris
Author_Institution :
Space & Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Syst. Center Pacific, San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
A planar antenna with microsecond-reconfigurable polarization is described. The antenna consists of a sub-array of dual orthogonally fed elements, each rotated with respect to the other. The unique design improves circular polarization (CP) axial ratio and linear polarization (LP) performance. The antenna was fabricated and the measured results are presented, showing good LP (> 15dB) but poor CP (>0.3dB) rejection.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; planar antenna arrays; polarisation; CP axial ratio; LP performance; circular polarization; dual orthogonally fed elements; linear polarization performance; microsecond-reconfigurable polarization; planar antenna; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Feeds; Microstrip; Microstrip antennas; Polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5315-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2013.6711481
