Abstract
This paper investigates the performance of a relatively small aperture circularly polarized (CP) radial line slot array (RLSA) antenna with medium gain for the Ku-band. The antenna is composed of two parallel metal plates which form a parallel-plate waveguide and supports rotationally symmetric transverse electromagnetic (TEM) travelling wave. The top plate consists of radiating slot elements. The slots are arrayed on the aperture in a way to produce a circularly polarised broadside beam. The antenna was designed at the central operating frequency of 11 GHz having a circular aperture with radius of 90 mm. The predicted results indicated that the return magnitude of reflection coefficient is less than -10 dB in a operating frequency band from 10.5 GHz to 11.5 GHz. The antenna has achieved a peak directivity of 22.4 dBic with a peak gain of 22.1 dBic at 11 GHz. The CP-RLSA antenna has a predicted aperture efficiency of 40%, and a total efficiency of 93% at 11 GHz.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2019 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA) |
| Subtitle of host publication | ICEAA '19 21st edition |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 613-616 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728105635, 9781728105628 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781728105642 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019 - Granada, Spain Duration: 9 Sept 2019 → 13 Sept 2019 |
Conference
| Conference | 21st International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, ICEAA 2019 |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Granada |
| Period | 9/09/19 → 13/09/19 |