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

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Parameter</td><td align="center" colspan="2">AR (dB)</td><td align="center" colspan="2">Gain (dBic)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Frequency (GHz)</td><td align="center">1.228</td><td align="center">1.575</td><td align="center">1.228</td><td align="center">1.575</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Without baffle-board</td><td align="center">0.8</td><td align="center">0.9</td><td align="center">2.3</td><td align="center">3.2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">With baffle-board</td><td align="center">0.5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">5.6</td><td align="center">4.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Comparison of measured results of axial ratio and gain.

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation

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Table 4: A Wide-Band Circularly Polarized Wide-Gap Antenna Loaded with a Y-Shaped Metal Strip for L-Band Application 