2024 Volume E107.C Issue 11 Pages 479-485
In this paper, a single-layer circular polarizer for linear polarized horn antenna is proposed. The multiple reflected waves between the aperture and array provide desired phase differences between vertical and horizontal polarizations. The measured gain of the fabricated antenna is 14.4 dBic and the half power beamwidths of the vertical polarization are 28 and 24 deg. and those of the horizontal polarization are 31 and 23 degrees in the vertical and horizontal planes. The polarizer has a low impact on the gain and beamwidth of the primary horn antenna and their changes are within 1.7 dB and 10 degrees. The 3 dB fractional bandwidth of the axial ratio is measured to be 1.4%.
