International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 36 - Number 4 |
Year of Publication: 2011 |
Authors: Pramod Benjwal, A. K. Gautam |
10.5120/4479-6299 |
Pramod Benjwal, A. K. Gautam . Square Microstrip Antenna for Circular Polarization Operation. International Journal of Computer Applications. 36, 4 ( December 2011), 7-9. DOI=10.5120/4479-6299
A circular-polarization (CP) operation of the square microstrip antenna with four slits and a pair of truncated corners is proposed and investigated. Simulated results show that the proposed compact CP design can have an antenna-size reduction of about 39% as compared to the conventional corner-truncated square microstrip antenna at a given operating frequency. Also, the required size of the truncated corners for CP operation is much greater than that for the conventional CP design using a simple square microstrip patch, providing a relaxed manufacturing tolerance for the proposed compact CP design. Details of the simulated results are presented and discussed.