A Broadband MS-Based Circularly Polarized Antenna Array Using Sequential-Phase Feeding Network
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Single Array Element
3. 2 × 2 Antenna Array
4. Design Optimization
4.1. Operating Band Optimization
4.2. AR Optimization
4.3. Realized Gain Optimization
5. Measured Results
6. Comparison
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Ref. | Method | Dimensions () | Impedance BW (%) | AR BW (%) | Peak Gain (dBic) |
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[12] | Parasitic element | 4.5 × 4.9 × 0.06 | 29.43 | 27.36 | 18.17 |
[13] | Parasitic element | 1.02 × 1.02 × 0.028 | 25.8 | 20.6 | 8.0 |
[14] | Parasitic element, stacked patch | 1.02 × 0.86 × 0.13 | 32.0 | 22.8 | 8.5 |
[15] | Sequential-phase feed, metasurfaces | 1.22 × 1.22 × 0.15 | 64.0 | 28.2 | 6.3 |
[16] | Sequential-phase feed, irregular ground (DGS) | 1.43 × 1.43 × 0.01 | 90.9 | 42.4 | 7.17 |
[17] | Sequential-phase feed | 1.85 × 1.90 × 0.03 | 74.0 | 49.5 | 10.2 |
[18] | Sequential-phase feed | 1.2 × 1.2 × 0.04 | 42.9 | 36.4 | 11.5 |
[19] | Sequential-phase feed | 2.2 × 2.2 × 0.31 | 93.81 | 22.64 | 12.32 |
49.16 | 11.66 | ||||
[20] | Sequential-phase feed, 2 suspended metal rods | 1.6 × 1.6 × 0.154 | 67.8 | 49.7 | 13.1 |
[21] | Sequential-phase feed, parasitic elements | 1.7 × 1.7 × 0.06 | 37.7 | 28.0 | 15.8 |
[22] | Sequential-phase feed, stacked patch | 0.92 × 0.92 × 0.073 | 33.6 | 19.4 | 10.2 |
Prop. | Sequential-phase feed, metasurface | 1.02 × 1.02 × 0.05 | 29.8 | 20.0 | 10.5 |
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Pham-Duy, H.; Nguyen-Tien, D.; Nguyen-Ngoc, T.; Tran-Viet, D.-N.; Nguyen-Dinh, T.; Pham, T.D.; Tran-Huy, H. A Broadband MS-Based Circularly Polarized Antenna Array Using Sequential-Phase Feeding Network. Micromachines 2024, 15, 1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081051
Pham-Duy H, Nguyen-Tien D, Nguyen-Ngoc T, Tran-Viet D-N, Nguyen-Dinh T, Pham TD, Tran-Huy H. A Broadband MS-Based Circularly Polarized Antenna Array Using Sequential-Phase Feeding Network. Micromachines. 2024; 15(8):1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081051
Chicago/Turabian StylePham-Duy, Hung, Dat Nguyen-Tien, Thanh Nguyen-Ngoc, Duc-Nguyen Tran-Viet, Thai Nguyen-Dinh, Tuyen Danh Pham, and Hung Tran-Huy. 2024. "A Broadband MS-Based Circularly Polarized Antenna Array Using Sequential-Phase Feeding Network" Micromachines 15, no. 8: 1051. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15081051