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A novel MEMS-based CPW-fed slot antenna for broadband circular polarization and unidirectional radiation

Weiqiang Chen, Guifu Ding, Zhijuan Su and Binhong Li

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A novel CPW-fed millimeter wave slot antenna for broadband circular polarization and unidirectional radiation with multilayer 3D structures is discussed. The antenna is fabricated based on micro-electro-mechanical systems micro-fabrication technology. Through a special short-circuiting stub perturbation method, the circular ring slot antenna generates circularly polarized radiation and achieves a broad impedance bandwidth of 20% with voltage standing-wave ratio (VSWR) ≤ 2 and circularly polarized bandwidth of 17.6% with AR ≤ 3 dB. By adding a special wave guiding slot structure and wave cutoff slot structure, a novel approximate perfect magnetic conductor surface, the antenna radiates unidirectionally and the peak gain increases from about 5.2 dB to 7.5 dB.


PACS

85.85.+j Micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS) and devices

84.40.Ba Antennas: theory, components and accessories

Subjects

Electronics and devices

Nanoscale science and low-D systems

Dates

Issue 11 (November 2007)

Received 9 July 2007, in final form 16 September 2007

Published 17 October 2007



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