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Abstract—This letter proposes a wideband high gain left-/right- is essential to widen the ARBW of microstrip CP antennas. A
handed circularly polarized (L/RHCP) patch antenna using a single-feed CP antenna with a slotted patch provides CP
mirror flip approach. The antenna consists of a ring-shaped metal radiation with a 3 dB ARBW of 5.4% [13]. A circular patch
square patch with truncated corners and a two-port feed network with a two-notch antenna was constructed from two annular-
in a simple construction. The dual-port feed and truncated sector-shaped parasitic patches [14], which achieved CP
corners realize a wide axial ratio bandwidth (ARBW). Moreover,
the L/RHCP is easily changed by mirroring the flipped feed
radiation with an ARBW of 3.3%. Clearly, adding a parasitic
network without redesigning the overall topology. The impedance patch may not significantly expand the ARBW of the antenna
bandwidth (IBW) (S11 < -10 dB) of 58.6% (2.97-5.43 GHz)/47.6% and may not completely meet the needs of wireless wideband
(2.8-4.55 GHz) and 3dB ARBW of 44.3% (3.09-4.85GHz) /34.6% communication. Moreover, achieving a wide IBW and ARBW
(2.96-4.2GHz) are achieved for L/RHCP antenna. Finally, two is a difficult task for CP antennas with only one feed point [15]-
prototypes were fabricated and measured for validation. The [17].
proposed L/RHCP patch antenna was found to be insensitive to
feed position. The IBWs of the proposed LHCP and RHCP
antennas showed a wide degree of overlap. The low profile, high
gain, small size, and higher robustness of our antenna than
traditional patch antennas demonstrate the advantageous of our
design for communication, power transmission, and medical
fields.
I. INTRODUCTION
*Manuscript received June XX, 2022. This work was supported by the Environmental Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. (e-
National Science Foundation of China (Grant 41874140). (Corresponding mail: chenguo@chd.edu.cn)
author: Chen Guo) Chanfang Cao is with the School of Information Engineering, Chang’an
Chen Guo is with the School of Information Engineering, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China. (e-mail: 2017224030@chd.edu.cn)
University, Xi’an 710064, China, and also with the School of Earth, Energy and
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the center frequencies (3.68 GHz and 3.82 GHz for the right- also affected the ARBW of the proposed antenna (see Fig. 5
and left-hand CP antennas, respectively) are shown in Fig. 4. (b)). When L2 was chosen to be 40 mm, the ARBW of this
At t = 0T (where T is the period), the main direction of the antenna is optimal, with an ARBW of 34.6% (2.96-4.2 GHz)
surface current on the RHCP antenna (represented by the thick for the designed antenna.
red line along J 0°) is the Y-axis direction. At t = 1/4T, the main Fig. 6 indicates the effect of the height of the air layer H2 on
direction of the surface current (thick black line along J 90°) is S11 and AR. The parameter H2 exerted a negligible effect on the
perpendicular to the Y-axis. The two feed points excite the bandwidth and the S-parameter of the antenna (Fig. 6(a)),
TM10 and TM01 modes which are perpendicular to each other indicating good robustness of the proposed antenna. In contrast,
and 90° out of phase. The directional change of the current raising H2 increased the ARBW to its maximum at H2 = 6.5 mm.
from J 0° to J 90° is counterclockwise, so the antenna is an When the height exceeded 7.5 mm, the ARBW began to narrow
RHCP antenna. In the LHCP antenna, the current direction and the AR began increasing to above 3 dB (Fig. 6(b)).
changes in the clockwise direction. Therefore, the height of the air layer was chosen as 6.5 mm to
ensure the widest bandwidth of the antenna.
B. Parameters Study Fig. 7 demonstrates the effect of the feed position X on S11
The impacts of the parameters on the antenna performance and AR. The value of X greatly affected both S11 and AR of the
were evaluated in parametric studies. As the vital design antenna. As shown in Fig. 7(a), increasing X shifted S11 towards
parameters, we selected the length L2 of the metal patch, the lower frequencies and narrowed the bandwidth. The value of X
height H2 of the metal patch, and the position X of the feed was inversely proportional to frequency. Fig. 7(b) suggests that
point. The study was performed on the RHCP antenna. as X increases, the widest ARBW is obtained when the value of
X = 16 mm. At larger X, the ARBW became progressively
narrower (Fig. 7(b)). At X = 16 mm, the ARBW was not only
widest but was also included in the operating band of the
antenna. Therefore, X =16 mm was deemed a suitable value of
the feed position.
Fig. 6. Calculated S11 and AR of the proposed antenna in the H2 variation range
of 5.5 to 7.5 mm. (a) S11, (b) AR.
Fig. 8. Layout design photograph of the designed L/RHCP patch antenna model
and test environment.
To maintain the stability of the antenna, four nylon pillars are
used to secure it. The 50-Ω coaxial probe is attached to the
Fig. 7. Calculated S11 and AR of the proposed antenna in the X variation range substrate on the bottom layer of the etched feed network. The
of 15 to 17 mm. (a) S11, (b) AR. performances of the important parameters (S11 and AR) of the
In Fig. 5, the size of the ring metal patch (L2) significantly prototypes were tested using a network analyzer and a planar
affected both the S11 and AR performance of the proposed near-field measurement system.
antenna. As L2 increased from 35 to 45 mm, the S-parameter Fig. 9(a) shows that the antenna can work in a frequency
of the designed antenna shifted towards lower frequencies (Fig. band (S11<-10 dB) of 49.2% (2.88-4.76 GHz)/ 47.6% (2.8-4.55
5(a)). In this simulation, L2 was inversely proportional to the GHz) at RHCP or 73.4% (2.64-5.7 GHz)/ 58.6% (2.97-5.43
resonant frequency F0, consistent with (1). The parameter L2 GHz) at LHCP in the measurement/simulation. In addition, the
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IBWs and ARBWs of the proposed LHCP and RHCP patch given in Figs. 10 and 11. The measured cross-polarization ratios
antennas presented a wide degree of bandwidth overlap. The of the proposed L/RHCP patch antenna are almost below 20dB
ARs of the designed antennas are illustrated in Fig. 9(b). It can (at 3.34 GHz, 4 GHz, 4.5 GHz). This demonstrates the ability
be observed that the designed RHCP antenna (AR < 3) is of the designed patch antenna to consistently radiate L/RHCP.
within 34.6% (2.96-4.2 GHz) / 38.9% (2.9-4.3 GHz) in the The performance comparison between the designed dual-
simulation/measurement. By mirroring the flipped feed feed wideband patch antenna with other reported CP antennas
network, the designed LHCP antenna (AR < 3) frequency is given in Table I. In [6]-[8], [11], [12], [17], most of them use
bandwidth covers from 44.3% (3.09-4.85 GHz) / 38.0% (3.2- loaded diodes to switch the polarization of the antenna, thus
4.7 GHz), which means that both left-and right-handed CP requiring a more complex design and a more cumbersome
antennas have realized a good CP feature over the radar, control switch. Compared with those single-feed and multi-feed
microwave communications, and other applications band. CP antennas [3], [4], [20], [21], [23], our antennas are more
Moreover, the peak measurement gain of the L/RHCP antenna compact, simpler in structure, and achieve wider IBW and
at 3-4 GHz is above 8.2/8.8 dBi compared to the simulation higher gain.
results of 9.0/9.7 dBi. TABLE I
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON OF PROPOSED DESIGN AND RELATED WORKS
Profile Peak
Ref. Number of Design S11(<-10dB) 3-dB AR
Height Gain
(year) feed points Methodology IBW (%) BW (%)
(λ0) (dBi)
[4](2019) 1 - 31.7 15.3 0.24 7.64
4.2(RHCP) 3.5(RHCP)
[6](2020) 2 complex 2.5(LHCP) 2.5(LHCP) - <5.5
31.0(RHCP) 16.0(RHCP)
[7](2017) 1 complex 31.0(LHCP) 16.0(LHCP) - 5.5
8.4(RHCP) 8.0(RHCP)
[8](2013) 1 complex 8.4(LHCP) 8.0(LHCP) 0.08 8.7
35(RHCP) 24(RHCP)
[11](2020) 1 complex 35(LHCP) 24(LHCP) 0.16 7.2
Fig. 9. Simulated and measured S11, AR, and the antenna gain of the RHCP 51.1(RHCP) 41.9(RHCP)
[12](2020) 2 complex 51.1(LHCP) 41.9(LHCP) 0.26 10.0
and LHCP antenna. (a) S11, (b) AR and Gain.
[13](2020) 1 - 17.4 5.4 0.07 10.2
16.7(RHCP) 3.2(RHCP)
[18](2019) 1 complex 18.2(LHCP) 3.7(LHCP) - 10.6
[20](2021) 2 - - 53.1 0.25 <8.5
[21](2010) 3 - 54.75 47.88 0.15 8.8
[23](2020) 4 - 32.5 38.6 0.014 7.33
This
Work 2 simple 47.6 34.6 0.08 9.7
(RHCP)
This
Work 2 simple 58.6 44.3 0.09 9.0
(LHCP)
IV. CONCLUSION
A simple structure to enhance the performance of the
Fig. 10. Measured and calculated 2D radiation patterns (RHCP patch antenna)
wideband high-gain dual-feed CP patch antenna has been
(a) xoz /yoz plane @ 3.34GHz and (b) xoz /yoz plane @4GHz. provided. By mirroring the flipped feed network, it can form an
L/RHCP antenna. The proposed antenna can work in a
frequency band (S11<-10 dB) of 73.4% (2.64-5.7 GHz) at LHCP
or 49.2% (2.88-4.76 GHz) at RHCP in the measurement. The
wideband RHCP antenna (AR < 3) is within 38.9% (2.9-4.3
GHz), and the designed LHCP (AR < 3) frequency bandwidth
covers from 38.0% (3.2-4.7 GHz) in line with simulated and
measured results. As the IBWs and ARBWs of the designed
LHCP and RHCP antennas have a wide degree of band overlap,
antennas suitable for the requirements can be selected in the
same application scenario. The designed antennas have great
potential in wireless communications.
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