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Circularly polarized diagonally symmetric slotted microstrip-patch antennas are proposed with compact size. The
compact circularly polarized (CP) diagonally symmetric slotted microstrip-patch (DSSMP) antenna design rules are also
summarized. Circularly polarized radiation can be achieved using any arbitrarily shaped slots in diagonal directions on
the square microstrip-patch antenna. Different shapes for the slots are studied and compared, based on the xed overall
volume of the antenna for circularly polarized diagonally symmetric slotted microstrip-patch antennas. The cross-
shaped-slot diagonally symmetric slotted microstrip-patch antenna is compact when compared with the circular-,
square-, and circular-ring-shaped diagonally symmetric slotted microstrip-patch antennas. A measured 3 dB axial-ratio
(AR) bandwidth of around 0.7% (6.0 MHz) with 2.0% (18.0 MHz) impedance bandwidth was achieved. The measured
boresight gain was more than 3.3 dBic over the operating band, while the overall antenna size was
0.2720 0.2720 0.01380 at 0.905 GHz.
Keywords: Circularly polarized antennas; compact antennas; microstrip antenna; square patch; slotted microstrip
antennas; slots
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Figure 1b. Generalized arbitrarily shaped slots for diago-
or nally symmetric slotted microstrip-patch structures.
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Figure 3c. A two-slot based diagonally symmetric slotted Figure 3d. A two-slot based diagonally symmetric slotted
microstrip patch with circular-ring-shaped slots. microstrip patch with cross-shaped slots.
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Figure 4c. The simulated gain at the boresight of a diago- Figure 4d. The return loss of a diagonally symmetric slot-
nally symmetric slotted microstrip-patch antenna based on ted microstrip-patch antenna based on two slots with a xed
two slots. slot perimeter of 52.0 mm.
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Figure 5c. Circular and cross-shaped diagonally symmet- Figure 5d. Circular and cross-shaped diagonally symmet-
ric slotted microstrip-patch antennas based on four slots: ric slotted microstrip-patch antennas based on four slots:
circularly shaped slots. cross-shaped slots.
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Figure 7a. The effect of the relative change in slot size on the Figure 7b. The effect of the relative change in slot size on the
return-loss performance. performance of the axial ratio at the boresight.
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Figure 9a. The measured and simulated results for the Figure 9a. The measured and simulated results for the
return loss of the cross-shaped diagonally symmetric slot- axial ratio at the boresight of the cross-shaped diagonally
ted microstrip-patch antenna. symmetric slotted microstrip-patch antenna.
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