Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9,Page(s)994-996
Abstract
In practical applications, the low-profile spiral antennas suffer from the lack of
proper planar feeding ways. The vertical balun always has a significantly long length, inconsistent
with the requirements of the low profile spiral antenna geometry. A spiral antenna with integrated
planar feeding structure is proposed in this paper. The antenna used has obviously improved
axial ratio compared to the equiangular spiral antenna at low frequencies. And the traditional
balun in the third dimension is moved to the planar plane. The resulting structure maintains the
typical radiation behavior and the broadband operation of the spiral antennas, but the vertical
balun is integrated at the same plane with the antenna. The overall size of the spiral antenna is
largely reduced.
Citation
Hui-Fen Huang,
Zonglin Lv,
and
Junfeng Wu,
"A Spiral Antenna with Integrated Planar Feeding Structure," Proceedings of 2015 Photonics & Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Prague, July 6 - 9,Page(s)994-996