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Axial ratio improvement of an Archimedean spiral antenna over a radial AMC reflector

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This paper presents a method to improve the circular polarization of an Archimedean spiral antenna placed over a radial Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC). Results have been compared with the same radiating element over a more classical AMC reflector. A prototype of an Archimedean two-wire spiral antenna has been built to operate from 0.5 GHz to 6 GHz. Measurement results with this radial AMC give a relative bandwidth of 79 %, in which the broadside RHCP gain is improved. In this bandwidth the axial ratio of Archimedean spiral antenna placed over a radial AMC is less than 2 dB whereas it is higher than 3 dB with a classical cartesian shape of AMC reflector.

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  1. Institut Mines-Telecom, Telecom ParisTech—LTCI CNRS UMR 5141, 46 rue Barrault, 75634, Paris Cedex 13, France

    M. Grelier, C. Djoma, A. C. Lepage & X. Begaud

  2. Thales Systèmes Aéroportés, 10 avenue de la 1ère DFL, 29238, Brest Cedex 3, France

    M. Grelier, C. Djoma, M. Jousset & S. Mallégol

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Grelier, M., Djoma, C., Jousset, M. et al. Axial ratio improvement of an Archimedean spiral antenna over a radial AMC reflector. Appl. Phys. A 109, 1081–1086 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7401-9

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