Abstract
A novel, compact X-shaped slotted square-patch antenna is proposed for circularly polarized (CP) radiation. A cross-strip is embedded along the X-shaped slot for a novel proximity-fed technique to produce CP radiation in the UHF band. In the proposed design, two pairs of T-shaped slots are etched orthogonally on the square patch, connected to the center of the X-shaped slot for CP radiation and antenna size reduction. Proper adjustment of the length and coupling gap of the cross-strip will excite two orthogonal modes with 90 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">°</sup> phase difference for good CP radiation. Simulated and measured results indicate that the proposed structure can achieve circular polarization. A measured impedance bandwidth (VSWR ≤ 2) of about 3.0% (909-937 MHz) and a 3-dB axial-ratio (AR) bandwidth of about 1.3% (917-929 MHz) were obtained.
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