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A planar integrated folded reflectarray antenna with circular polarization

Zhang, C, Wang, Y, Zhu, Fuguo, Wei, Gao, Gao, Steven (2016) A planar integrated folded reflectarray antenna with circular polarization. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65 (1). pp. 385-390. ISSN 0018-926X. (doi:10.1109/TAP.2016.2623653) (KAR id:57927)

Abstract

This communication presents the complete design of a circularly polarized (CP) folded reflectarray (FRA) antenna with an integrated planar structure for the first time in the open literature. To achieve circularly polarized, a printed meander-line polarizer is designed and integrated with the linearly polarized (LP) FRA. To achieve a low-profile planar structure, an integrated 2×2 planar array is designed as the feed source instead of a horn. Thus, the whole antenna, including the feed source, LPFRA, and meander-line polarizer, can be fully integrated and fabricated using low-cost printed circuit board technology. To validate the concept, a right-handed CPFRA operating in C-band is designed, fabricated, and measured. The broadside axial ratio (AR) of the proposed CPFRA is lower than 1 dB over a bandwidth from 5.22 to 5.46 GHz. In addition, the maximum gain of 22.8 dBic is obtained at 5.38 GHz with the antenna efficiency of 27%. The antenna is promising for applications in satellite communication due to advantages of low profile, easy fabrication, low cost, and high gain.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1109/TAP.2016.2623653
Subjects: T Technology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Tina Thompson
Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2016 08:11 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2022 03:22 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/57927 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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