Analysis of Circular Polarization of Cylindrically Bent Microstrip Antennas

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</svg>-coordinates. (a): H-plane bending, (b): E-plane bending. Horizontal lines show the location of semi phase centers as calculated for a very large bending radius.</table>

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Figure 4: Analysis of Circular Polarization of Cylindrically Bent Microstrip Antennas 