Topological Design of Planar Circularly Polarized Directional Antenna with Low Profile Using Particle Swarm Optimization

A topological method for the design and optimization of planar circularly polarized (CP) directional antenna with low profile was presented. By inserting two parasitic layers, generated by particle swarm optimization, between the equiangular spiral antenna and the ground, a low-profile wideband CP a...

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Main Authors: Xiaonan Zhao, Junping Geng, Ronghong Jin, Yao Jin, Xiang Liu, Wenyan Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4983724
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Summary:A topological method for the design and optimization of planar circularly polarized (CP) directional antenna with low profile was presented. By inserting two parasitic layers, generated by particle swarm optimization, between the equiangular spiral antenna and the ground, a low-profile wideband CP antenna with directional radiation pattern and high gain is achieved. The optimized antenna shows an impedance matching band (S11<-10 dB) of 4–12 GHz with a whole-band stable directional pattern in 4–11.5 GHz, and the antenna gain peak is 8 dBi, which work well in the available band. Measured return loss, antenna gain, and far field patterns agree well with simulation results.
ISSN:1687-5869
1687-5877