"In this contribution, we propose the use of electrically small antennas for the design of a new setup to increase power transmission through a sub-wavelength aperture. A linear-to-circular polarization transformer based on this concept is also presented. We show that the proposed structure placed at the end of an open-ended circular waveguide is able to change its linear polarization to a circular one. The overall structure is designed to efficiently radiate a circular polarized field at theGPS L1 frequencies (around 1575.42 MHz) with a realized gain greater than 5 dBi."
Barbuto, M., Toscano, A. (2012). Linear-to-circular polarization transformer based on the employment of electrically small antennas. In Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwave and Optics - Metamaterials 2012.
Linear-to-circular polarization transformer based on the employment of electrically small antennas
BARBUTO, MIRKO;TOSCANO, ALESSANDRO
2012-01-01
Abstract
"In this contribution, we propose the use of electrically small antennas for the design of a new setup to increase power transmission through a sub-wavelength aperture. A linear-to-circular polarization transformer based on this concept is also presented. We show that the proposed structure placed at the end of an open-ended circular waveguide is able to change its linear polarization to a circular one. The overall structure is designed to efficiently radiate a circular polarized field at theGPS L1 frequencies (around 1575.42 MHz) with a realized gain greater than 5 dBi."I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
