Reactance-loaded sequential-phase feed network for a highly compact wideband on-chip circularly polarized antenna

Abstract

A circularly polarized antenna that includes a plurality of radiating elements configured in a rotationally symmetric pattern, and a feed network connected to the plurality of radiating elements. Each radiating element contains a patch element, and a shorting wall connected to the patch element and adapted to short the same. Unlike traditional sequential-phase feed, which simply relies on the physical length of the delay line to achieve phase progression, the reactance-loaded feed line strategically utilizes the equivalent capacitor and inductor to shift the phase. This method eliminates the reliance on the long delay lines and realizes stable phase differences over a wide bandwidth.

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