A Wide-Band Circularly Polarized Wide-Gap Antenna Loaded with a Y-Shaped Metal Strip for L-Band Application

Table 3

Calculated and simulated results of axial ratio near the maximum radiation direction.

Angle	− 30°	− 15°		+ 15°	+ 30°
Calculated value of AR (dB)	4.6	4.6	5.1	5.8	5.9
Simulated value of AR (dB)	5.0	4.7	4.7	4.8	5.3