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Circularly Polarized Vivaldi Antennas Integrated with Septum-like Polarizer
Ilkyu Kim1, Sun-Gyu Lee2, Yong-Hyun Nam3
1Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Sejong Cyber University, Seoul 05000, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
In this paper, two orthogonally placed Vivaldi antennas with a septum-like polarizer to generate circular polarized (CP) waves are presented. Septum polarizers have garnered attention due to their simple structure and high quality of CP waves. While a typical septum polarizer has been applied to various types of waveguides, its applicability to the substrate integrated Vivaldi antenna is demonstrated here for the first time. A pulse train-shaped polarizer is used, which is placed on one of the two Vivaldi antennas. The contours of the polarizer are optimized using a genetic algorithm to provide an equal amplitude and 90° phase difference between the two orthogonal electric fields. In contrast to typical feed networks with a 90° phase shifter, any unwanted loss caused by an electronic circuit can be greatly mitigated. The antenna prototype was fabricated, and its radiation pattern and impedance matching were measured and compared to the simulated results.
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