Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective Surfaces

This paper presents a broadband circular polarizer based on multilayer gradual frequency selective surfaces. The unit cell includes two identical circles and a bar, whose dimensions decrease layer by layer with a reduction factor. This design can provide a good phase difference that is close to 90°....

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Main Authors: Wei Zhang, Jian-ying Li, Ling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4928109
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description This paper presents a broadband circular polarizer based on multilayer gradual frequency selective surfaces. The unit cell includes two identical circles and a bar, whose dimensions decrease layer by layer with a reduction factor. This design can provide a good phase difference that is close to 90°. The bandwidth of the polarizer reaches 66.7%, from 7.9 to 15.8 GHz, which can convert the incident linear polarization waves into circular polarization waves. A sample polarizer is fabricated and measured. The results show that the operation frequency ranges from 7.75 to 15.2 GHz, coinciding with the simulation. Meanwhile, the working frequency band covers the range of 8.2–14.5 GHz when the incident angle increases to 25°.
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spelling doaj-art-eb232ff5ec454a8a937e15cc022c02892025-02-03T06:12:41ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772016-01-01201610.1155/2016/49281094928109Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective SurfacesWei Zhang0Jian-ying Li1Ling Wang2School of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, ChinaSchool of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, ChinaSchool of Electronics and Information, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, ChinaThis paper presents a broadband circular polarizer based on multilayer gradual frequency selective surfaces. The unit cell includes two identical circles and a bar, whose dimensions decrease layer by layer with a reduction factor. This design can provide a good phase difference that is close to 90°. The bandwidth of the polarizer reaches 66.7%, from 7.9 to 15.8 GHz, which can convert the incident linear polarization waves into circular polarization waves. A sample polarizer is fabricated and measured. The results show that the operation frequency ranges from 7.75 to 15.2 GHz, coinciding with the simulation. Meanwhile, the working frequency band covers the range of 8.2–14.5 GHz when the incident angle increases to 25°.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4928109
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Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective Surfaces
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective Surfaces
title_full Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective Surfaces
title_fullStr Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective Surfaces
title_full_unstemmed Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective Surfaces
title_short Broadband Circular Polarizer Based on Multilayer Gradual Frequency Selective Surfaces
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