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Circular Polarization in Defected Hexagonal Shaped Microstrip Antenna

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Abstract

A novel circular polarization (CP) design of a single-feed Hexagonal shaped microstrip antenna for enhanced antenna parameters is presented. The CP design is obtained by placing three isosceles triangular defects at proper locations in the hexagonal radiating patch as well as in the square ground plane. By adjusting one of the side lengths of the triangular defect, slightly longer or shorter than that of the others, two orthogonal near degenerate resonant modes for CP radiation are excited. Moreover, the 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth is surrounded by the 10 dB impedance bandwidth, to ensure that the antenna radiates CP waves in its impedance band. The antenna gain of the proposed antenna has increased by 5.34 dB (7.93 vs. 2.59 dB), as compared to the hexagonal microstrip antenna with triangular truncations in patch but without triangular defects in the ground plane having same substrate material, height and same radiating patch size and shape. Prototype antenna is fabricated for experimental evaluation. Simulated and measured results are in good agreement with each other.

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The authors are thankful to the Vice-Chancellor of DIAT and Pune University and to the Principal, Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, for providing the lab facilities and all the necessary support.

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Shinde, J.P., Kumar, R. & Uplane, M.D. Circular Polarization in Defected Hexagonal Shaped Microstrip Antenna. Wireless Pers Commun 75, 843–856 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-013-1394-3

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