Research Article

Wide Angular Aperture Circularly Polarized Low-Profile EBG Antenna

Table 1

Antenna specifications.

DimensionsLength: 60 mm, width: 70 mm, and height: 11.9 mm (λ/7 at 3.8 GHz)
Frequency3.7 GHz–3.9 GHz
PolarizationLeft circular polarization
Axial ratio<3 dB
Angular apertureθ [−30°, 30°]
Boresight Gain8.5 dB
Gain at 30°>5 dB