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A Study on Rectangular-Ring Patch Active Antenna with Dual Polarization Diversity

이중편파 다이버시티 특성을 갖는 사각 링 구조의 능동형 패치 안테나에 관한 연구

  • Yun, Gi-Ho (Dept. of Information and Communication Engineering, Sungkyul University)
  • 윤기호 (성결대학교 정보통신공학부)
  • Published : 2009.09.30
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Abstract

This paper describes a compact microstrip active antenna with dual polarization. The antenna, receiving both a left-hand circularly polarized wave and a right-hand circularly polarized wave, has a function of polarization diversity. A square-shaped empty room is located on the inside of the microstrip radiator so that the size has been reduced. And slots are added around feeding point to improve input matching. Also, amplifier and switching circuitry are placed at the empty room to increase antenna gain and to select one of the circular polarizations, respectively. The proposed antenna has been applied to GPS(global positioning system). The measurement results show that it has 10dB-impedance bandwidth, 3dB axial bandwidth of about 50MHz, 3dB beamwidth of 90degree, and gain of 13dBi, respectively, for RHCP. Also, it has 3dB axial bandwidth of about 50MHz, 3dB beamwidth of 84 degree, and gain of 12dBi, respectively, for LHCP.

본 논문에서는 이중 원형 편파 특성을 갖는 소형 마이크로스트립 능동 안테나에 대해 기술하였다. 제안된 안테나는 좌수원형편파와 우수원형편파를 선택하여 수신할 수 있는 다이버시티 기능을 갖는다. 방사체용 마이크로 스트립 패치의 내부에 정사각형 빈 공간을 두어 소형화를 시켰으며 급전선로 주변에 슬롯을 위치시켜 임피던스 정합이 용이하게 하였다. 정사각형 빈 공간에는 스위치와 증폭기 회로들이 설계되었으며 이를 통해 편파 모드 선택과 안테나 이득을 증가시켰다. 제안된 안테나는 GPS 에 적용하였으며 임피던스 대역폭을 만족한다. 제작된 안테나는 우수원형편파 동작 시, 3dB 축비 대역폭은 약 50MHz, 3dB 빔 각도는 90도, 13dBi 의 안테나 이득이 측정되었다. 또한 좌수원형편파 동작 시, 3dB 축비 대역폭은 약 50MHz, 3dB 빔 각도는 84도, 약 12dBi 의 안테나 이득이 측정되었다.

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