Research Article

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

Table 5

Comparison of simulated results of axial ratio and gain.

Frequency (GHz)1.11.2281.31.5751.6161.8

Without baffle-boardAR (dB)4.44.64.51.11.26.3
Gain (dBic)3.53.73.944.44.3

With baffle-boardAR (dB)8.25.33.62.95.28.9
Gain (dBic)7.376.866.55.9