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The Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science (한국전자파학회)
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Design of Small CRPA Arrays with Circular Microstrip Loops for Electromagnetically Coupled Feed

  • Hur, Jun (Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Byun, Gangil (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)) ;
  • Choo, Hosung (Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University)
  • Received : 2018.01.07
  • Accepted : 2018.04.04
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

This paper proposes a design of small controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) arrays using circular microstrip loops with frequency-insensitive characteristics. The proposed array consists of seven identical upper and lower circular loops that are electromagnetically coupled, which results in a frequency-insensitive behavior. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed feeding mechanism, the proposed array is fabricated, and its antenna characteristics are measured in a full-anechoic chamber. The operating principle of the proposed feeding mechanism is then interpreted using an equivalent circuit model, and the effectiveness of the circular loop shape is demonstrated by calculating near electromagnetic fields in proximity to the radiator. The results confirm that the proposed feeding mechanism is suitable to have frequency-insensitive behavior and induces strong electric and magnetic field strengths for higher radiation gain in extremely small antenna arrays.

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