Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Annular Ring Patch Antenna for GPS-Aided GEO-Augmented Navigation Receivers

• Published in: IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters Vol. 21; no. 9; pp. 1737 - 1741
• Main Authors: C, Sahana, M, Nirmala Devi, M, Jayakumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.09.2022; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Annular ring; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antennas; axial ratio (AR); Bandwidth; Bandwidths; Circular polarization; circularly polarized (CP); Dual band; Gain; global positioning system (GPS); GPS-aided GEO-augmented navigation receivers (GAGAN); Ground plane; Impedance matching; Patch antennas; Perturbation; Receivers; Receivers & amplifiers; Reflectance; Satellite navigation systems; satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS)
• ISSN: 1536-1225; 1548-5757
• DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2022.3178980

A compact, single- feed, dual band, circularly polarized annular ring patch antenna coupled to a cross slot is proposed in this letter for GPS-aided GEO-augmented navigation (GAGAN) receivers covering L band, centered at 1176.45 MHz (L5) and 1575.42 MHz (L1) frequencies. The antenna consists of two annular rings configured by two small strips, which is coupled to a cross slot in the ground plane for gain enhancement. Circular polarization in both the bands is produced by introducing perturbations in outer annular ring and two orthogonal strips in the center space of inner annular ring. The proposed CP antenna radiates LHCP in both the desired frequencies. Two shorting pins are introduced near the feed to improve impedance matching. The simulated and measured reflection coefficient, gain, circular polarization, and axial ratio are in accord with each other. The measured 10 dB bandwidth is 2.7% (1168-1200 MHz) for the L5 and 2.5% (1560-1600 MHz) for L1. The AR bandwidth below 3 dB for the designed antenna is 1.5% (1156-1174 MHz) for L5 and 1% (1556-1572 MHz) for L1.