Research Article

A Compact Dual-Band Circularly Polarized Antenna with Wide HPBWs for CNSS Applications

Table 1

Performance comparison between the proposed antenna and the previous dual-band antennas.

Antenna structureOverall dimension−10 dB bandwidth (%)3 dB AR bandwidth (%)HPBWs (°)Max gain (dBic)Radiation efficiency (%)

Proposed antenna0.211λ0 × 0.211λ0 × 0.057λ05.5
6.1
4.2
2.6
120
116
3.4
2.9
77
72
Ref. [5]0.23λ0 × 0.23λ0 × 0.07λ0≥20
≥20
Exact values not specified≤100
≤100
3.6
3.8
86
82
Ref. [6]0.47λ0 × 0.42λ0 × 0.098λ012.7
11.4
1.9
2.1
≤80
≤80
5.0
7.0
Exact values not specified
Ref. [13]0.448λ0 × 0.448λ0 × 0.077λ02.3
7.2
0.6
1.4
≤80
≤80
4.3
6.4
Exact values not specified
Ref. [14]0.491λ0 × 0.491λ0 × 0.164λ06.3
22.0
1.9
7.3
≤80
≤80
6.3
7.5
90
97.4
Ref. [16]0.368λ0 × 0.368λ0 × 0.122λ01.4
6.5
0.8
2.2
82
82
7.0
6.7
95
87
Ref. [17]0.483λ0 × 0.483λ0 × 0.015λ02.3
3.0
0.6
0.7
100
114
3.9
3.9
Exact values not specified
Ref. [21]0.52λ0 × 0.52λ0 × 0.224λ0≥10
≥10
≥10
≥10
135
112
4.2
4.2
Exact values not specified