A quad-polarization and frequency reconfigurable square ring slot loaded microstrip patch antenna for WLAN applications

In this paper, a novel polarization and frequency reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna which can switch between vertical and horizontal linear polarizations, left hand and right hand circular polarizations at two WLAN frequencies is presented. The orthogonal linear polarizations are achieved by a square microstrip patch antenna fed by two ports on adjacent sides. By introducing corner truncated perturbation on opposite corners of right diagonal of a square patch, orthogonal circular polarizations are achieved. By controlling the bias voltage of two PIN diodes loaded at perturbed corners, a single structure can achieve quad polarization states. Furthermore, by superimposing a square ring slot into the corner truncated square patch and incorporating four PIN diodes into the square ring slot, quad polarization are achieved at dual frequencies. Simulated and measured results indicate that the antenna can achieve quad polarization at two WLAN bands (5.15–5.35 GHz) and (5.75–5.85 GHz). The proposed antenna is simple, has low profile and can be scaled easily for other frequencies.     

A novel single feed frequency and polarization reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna

In this paper, a novel single feed frequency and polarization reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna is presented. This antenna mainly comprises of a corner truncated square patch with a rectangular ring slot, eight PIN diodes and six conductive pads. Four PIN diodes are placed symmetrically in the rectangular ring slot to bridge the gap and to switch the frequency between WLAN bands resonating at 5.2G Hz and 5.8G Hz. Four PIN diodes connect the corner truncated square patch to parasitic triangular conductors. PIN diodes are used to switch the polarization between linear, right hand circular and left hand circular at each frequency. When compared to conventional patch, the proposed design provides a size reduction of 12% at 5.2G Hz, and 30% at 5.8G Hz. The simulated reflection coefficient and radiation patterns are presented and compared with the experimental data. This antenna finds applications for modern wireless communication system.     

Reconfigurable Circularly Polarized Microstrip Antenna on a Slotted Ground

A compact square patch antenna with reconfigurable circular polarization (CP) at 2.4 GHz is proposed. Circular polarization is generated by an arc‐shaped slot on the ground plane. In order to switch the CP orientation, the current flow direction of the patch is reconfigured via the PIN diodes mounted on the slot. As the slot and bias circuit are not placed on the patch side, the proposed antenna radiates a CP wave without alteration in the main beam direction. From the experimental results, the impedance and CP bandwidths of the proposed antenna have been demonstrated for up to 80 MHz and 25 MHz, respectively.     

Reconfigurable dual-band circularly polarized microstrip patch antenna for wireless applications

A new design of reconfigurable single-feed circular patch microstrip antenna for dual-band circular polarization application is proposed. The dual-band functionality is realized through incorporating cross-slots of equal slot length in the circular patch and utilizing two PIN diodes to switch the slots on or off. A pairs of tuning stubs are used to tune the circular polarization performance. The design process is presented and good results were obtained.     

Polarization‐Diversity Cross‐Shaped Patch Antenna for Satellite‐DMB Systems

A small reconfigurable patch antenna is proposed to achieve polarization diversity for digital multimedia broadcasting systems at 2.6 GHz. To obtain polarization diversity, a pair of on‐slit PIN diodes is inserted in each diagonal of a cross‐shaped patch. Thus, four PIN‐diodes on these slits are utilized to change the connection of the slits and thus achieve polarization. Bias circuits for the diodes are allocated in the cutting corner of the cross‐shaped patch to minimize the antenna size. The antenna produces left‐hand circular polarization, right‐hand circular polarization, or linear polarization, depending on the PIN‐diode status. Analysis of circular polarization operation is explicated. Measurements show a gain of about 1.5 dB, a cross polarization of about ?20 dB, and an axial ratio of about 2.5 dB.     

一种双频左/右旋圆极化可重构环形缝隙微带天线

设计了一种频率比为1.9的双频左/右旋圆极化可重构环形缝隙微带天线,其在高频段和低频段分别工作于线极化和圆极化状态。在该天线中,环形缝隙和相互正交的四个缝隙臂将接地面分为五部分,缝隙臂上跨接两对PIN二极管开关和隔直电容。通过二极管开关的控制,天线在低频频率上可实现左/右旋圆极化的切换,在高频频率上则可保持其线极化性能不变。实验结果表明,天线在1.6 GHz的低频段上具有12.5%的3 dB轴比带宽,在3.06 GHz的高频段上其–10 dB阻抗绝对带宽为100 MHz,成线极化状态,辐射方向图近似不变。     

左/右旋圆极化可重构微带天线

设计了一种左/右旋圆极化可重构的微带天线。在矩形微带贴片的两条边上增加枝节,贴片与枝节通过PIN 二极管开关连接,通过控制PIN 二极管的通断来改变正交模式的相位差,使天线在同一个馈电点上可实现左旋圆极化（LHCP）和右旋圆极化（RHCP）的重构。该天线在（2800±10）MHz 的频率范围内驻波比小于2,轴比小于3dB。仿真结果与测试结果均验证了该方案的可行性。     

新型强耦合宽带双圆极化阵列天线

空间飞行器由于受到动力和负载的限制, 需要尽可能使搭载的天线轻质小型化.文中提出了一种新型强耦合双圆极化轻质天线.天线单元采用H型缝隙耦合和增加寄生贴片方法, 提高了天线带宽.同时, 通过在辐射贴片、寄生贴片上开圆形槽, 以及金属反射板栅格化的处理, 明显地减轻了天线的质量.采用这种新型天线单元, 设计了8单元的宽带双圆极化阵列天线.仿真结果表明:该阵列天线的中心频率为433 MHz, 左旋和右旋圆极化的相对轴比(Axial Ratio, AR)带宽(AR < 3 dB)分别达到了24.4%和23.2%, 有效实现了小型轻质化宽频带双圆极化阵列天线.     

Circularly Polarized Square Ring Slot Antenna with Arrow‐Shaped Structure

A novel design of a compact square‐ring slot microstrip antenna for achieving circular polarization (CP) operation is proposed and experimentally studied. By using an arrow‐shaped slot structure as a radiating element, the resonant frequency of the proposed antenna is significantly lowered, which can lead to a large size reduction for fixed frequency operation. The CP radiation characteristics are achieved by loading with proper asymmetry, which can be placed diagonally. A prototype of the proposed design is implemented and its performance is measured. Measured results show that radiation patterns with good CP characteristics are obtained at the resonant frequency.     

小型化缝隙加载圆极化及宽带微带贴片天线设计

提出了一种十字形缝隙加载的小型宽带及圆极化微带贴片天线的设计方法。该天线通过在方形贴片上加载一个大尺寸的十字形缝隙实现天线的尺寸缩减,介质基片采用由FR4和空气层组成的层叠结构,在缝隙中嵌入L型枝节,只需通过调整枝节上同轴线馈电点的位置来获得圆极化或宽带阻抗匹配。ANSYS HFSS仿真分析表明,天线的圆极化带宽（AR≤3 dB）为1.7%,阻抗带宽（VSWR≤2）为5.8%,天线在宽带范围内具有稳定的增益,峰值增益为7.8 dB,同时贴片面积缩减了52.3%。改变馈电点的位置可调节两个谐振频率使天线阻抗带宽达到9.4%,比传统的微带贴片天线阻抗带宽提高了114%。     

Design Method of a Circularly‐Polarized Antenna Using Fabry‐Pérot Cavity Structure

A Fabry‐Pérot cavity (FPC) antenna producing both high‐gain and circularly‐polarized (CP) behavior is proposed. To increase antenna gain and obtain CP characteristics, a superstrate composed of square patches with a pair of truncated corners is placed above the linearly polarized patch antenna with an approximately half‐wavelength distance from the ground plane at the operating frequency. The proposed antenna has the advantages of high gain, a simple design, and an excellent boresight axial ratio over the operating frequency bandwidth. Moreover, used in an FPC antenna, the proposed superstrate converts a linear polarization produced by a patch antenna into a circular polarization. In addition, the cavity antenna produces left‐hand circular‐polarization and right‐hand circular‐polarization when a patch antenna inside the cavity generates x‐direction and y‐direction polarization, respectively. The measured and simulated results verify the performance of the antenna.     

一种UHF频段小型圆极化微带天线

采用曲流技术在贴片内部开十字形缝隙,在贴片边缘开矩形缝隙,并通过对贴片切角形成微扰,设计了一种UHF频段小型圆极化微带天线。设计的贴片天线尺寸为59×59mm^2（即0．176λ）,与相同频率相同介质的普通微带贴片天线相比有约54％的尺寸下降。天线的实测结果显示,在898—925MHz内回波损耗小于-10dB,在910—920MHz实现圆极化特性。     

一种以空气为基板的圆极化微带天线的设计

设计了一种以空气为基板的超高频（UHF）圆极化矩形微带天线。该天线通过在微带贴片四周与中心开槽,减小了天线尺寸,实现天线圆极化的性能。进一步研究了天线的参数对圆极化性能的影响,通过天线参数的优化,使天线达到了良好的圆极化性能。     

A Novel Single-Feed Circular Microstrip Antenna With Reconfigurable Polarization Capability

A single-feed circular microstrip antenna with reconfigurable polarization capability is proposed. This antenna has a simple structure, which consists of a radiating circular patch, five switches (PIN diode), three matching stubs, and a 50 microstrip feed line. It can be switched between 4 different states: two states (low-frequency and high-frequency) for linear polarization (LP), one state for left hand circular polarization (LHCP) and one for right hand circular polarization (RHCP) by controlling the bias voltage of two PIN diodes. At the same time, three switchable matching stubs are used for matching every polarization state. Simulation results and experimental results show that the proposed antenna demonstrates a low cross polarization level, good impedance bandwidth, and a very good axial ratio in the circularly polarized states.     

A circularly polarized slot antenna for high gain applications

A coplanar waveguide fed slot antenna for wideband circular polarization is designed and experimentally validated. The rectangular slot is excited using a stepped feed line terminated on a circular disc shaped tuning stub. To obtain circular polarization, inverted L-shaped strips are attached to the ground plane at the opposite corners while a rectangular slit is cut in the circular disc. The combined bandwidth (3-dB axial ratio and 10 dB impedance matching) achieved is 48% (4.35–7.1 GHz) under simulation and 40% (4.75–7.1 GHz) in measurement. The gain of the antenna is next enhanced by the application of a double layered square loop frequency selective surface. The frequency selective surface is used as a reflector placed beneath the antenna at an optimum distance. An improvement of about 4 dB is seen in the measured peak gain over most of the operating band. Experimental results are presented to characterize the antenna and the frequency selective surface and they are found to be in good agreement with the simulated results.     

A reconfigurable microstrip antenna for switchable polarization

A novel reconfigurable microstrip antenna with switchable polarization sense is proposed. The proposed antenna has a simple structure, consisting of a corner-truncated square radiating patch, four small triangular conductors, and a microstrip line feed. Using independently biased PIN diodes on the patch, it can produce linear polarization, or left- or right-hand circular polarization according to bias voltages. From the measured results, low cross-polarization levels when operated in the linear state and good axial ratios in the circular state are observed.     

Single-Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna With Switchable Polarization

A single-fed reconfigurable microstrip antenna that can provide various polarization diversities is presented in this paper. The antenna is excited by a microstrip feed line through aperture coupling. When two PIN diodes are used to respectively reconfigure the coupling slot and the open stub of the feed line, the polarization of the microstrip antenna can be switched between vertical and horizontal polarizations. For the reconfigurable antenna with the linear polarization diversity, it can be converted to a circularly-polarized antenna with switchable polarization sense by introducing a perturbation segment. Moreover, an antenna with the quadri-polarization diversity, including dual orthogonal linear polarizations and two circular polarizations, is also developed from the structure of the switchable circular polarization microstrip antenna, and only three diodes are required. Details of the antenna design are shown, and the measured results for the constructed prototype are also exhibited and discussed.     

一种用于5G MIMO 系统的宽带高增益圆极化天线

为提升5G无线通信系统容量,设计了一款基于V 形缝隙耦合馈电的宽带高增益圆极化天线。该天线采用双层辐射贴片结构,拓展天线的阻抗带宽,并分别在辐射贴片和寄生贴片上刻蚀一对半径不等、位置正交的双圆形缝隙,有效改善了天线的圆极化特性。通过加载平板反射器提高天线的前后比,实现良好的定向辐射。实测结果表明,驻波比小于2的阻抗带宽为53.55% (2.27~3.93 GHz),在半功率波束宽度范围内轴比小于3 dB,轴比带宽为27.38%(2.9~3.82 GHz),在工作频带内实测的天线平均增益达到8.22 dBi。该天线适合作为5G多天线系统中的智能天线单元进行自适应波束赋形。     

A reconfigurable patch antenna using switchable slots for circularpolarization diversity

A novel design of a microstrip patch antenna with switchable slots (PASS) is proposed to achieve circular polarization diversity. Two orthogonal slots are incorporated into the patch and two pin diodes are utilized to switch the slots on and off. By turning the diodes on or off, this antenna can radiate with either right hand circular polarization (RHCP) or left hand circular polarization (LHCP) using the same feeding probe. Experimental results validate this concept. This design demonstrates useful features for wireless communication applications and future planetary missions     

一种宽轴比带宽L频段圆极化贴片天线

圆极化全向天线由于其自身的性能特点,在现代无线应用中越来越受到广泛的关注。提出一种宽轴比带宽的L频段圆极化微波贴片天线,该天线有上下两个介质层,下层微带馈线耦合馈电,接地面蚀刻十字交叉缝隙以帮助实现圆极化和改善上层贴片的耦合度。设计结果显示,该天线3dB轴比带宽可以达到3．5％（1.0231．060GHz）,在有效带宽内天线增益高于5．68dBi,在中心频率点（1．04GHz）天线的前后瓣比高于20dB。