A Single-Layer Circular Polarizer Based on Hybrid Meander Line and Loop Configuration

A new single-layer linear-to-circular polarizer is presented in this communication. A novel hybrid meander line and loop configuration is employed to transform linearly polarized field to circularly polarized field over a wide frequency band. Numerical simulations indicate that the proposed polarizer is robust under oblique and deflected illuminations. A prototype of the proposed polarizer is designed and fabricated. Measured results show that the band of axial ratio less than 3 dB ranges from 18 to 29 GHz with about 3-dB insertion loss.

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