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Dpto. de Electrotecnia. Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Calle 48 y 116 - La Plata
(1900), Argentina. jpciafardini@fcaglp.unlp.edu.ar
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Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Aplicaciones Multimedia. Edificio 8G. Planta 4ª, acceso D. Universidad
Politécnica Valencia. Camino de Vera, s/n46022 Valencia. España. evanda@upvnet.upv.es
Abstract— The crossed dipole is a common type of antenna developed to achieve wider bandwidth impedance compared
that is used to generate circularly polarized radiation in a wide to the original design. In 1961 a new type of crossed dipole
frequency range. This antenna was originally developed in the antenna, which used a single feed, was developed for
1930s and today is used in many wireless communication circular polarization radiation [5], Bolster demonstrated
systems, including broadcast services, satellite
communications, mobile communications, global navigation
theoretically and experimentally that single-feed crossed
systems satellite system (GNSS), radio frequency identification dipoles connected in parallel if the lengths of the dipoles
(RFID), wireless local area networks (WLANs) and global were such that the real parts of their input admittances were
interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX). equal and the phase angles of their input admittances
This paper shows that it is possible to obtain circular differed by 90º. Based on these conditions, numerous
polarization with two cross dipoles with different lengths and single-feed circularly polarized crossed dipole antennas
connected in parallel by applying the Theory of Characteristic have been designed [5] - [25].
Modes. The results obtained using this new approach is Along the eight decades since the first crossed dipole was
consistent with those obtained using the normal method of proposed, there has been a lot of literature on these antennas,
analysis of input admittances.
however, this paper presents a new approach using the
Theory of Characteristic Modes.
Resumen— El dipolo cruzado es un tipo común de antena The Theory of Characteristic Modes was first developed
que se emplea para generar radiación con polarización
circular en un amplio rango de frecuencias. Esta antena fue
by Garbacz [26] and was later refined by Harrington and
desarrollada originalmente en la década de 1930 y hoy en día Mautz in the seventies [27], [28]. Initially it was applied to
se utiliza en un gran número sistemas de comunicación some cases and then fell in disuse. Recently the theory of
inalámbrica, incluyendo los servicios de radiodifusión, las Characteristic Modes reemerged in designing antennas for
comunicaciones por satélite, las comunicaciones móviles, los modern applications [29], [34], in the last years the number
sistemas globales de navegación por satélite (GNSS), la of publications related to the application of this theory in the
identificación de radiofrecuencia (RFID), las redes de área analysis and design of antennas has increased exponentially.
local inalámbricas (WLANs), y la interoperabilidad mundial The success of Characteristic Modes lies in the clear
para acceso por microondas (WiMAX). physical vision that provide of the phenomena that
En este trabajó se demuestra que es posible obtener
polarización circular con dos dipolos cruzados de distinta
contribute to radiation from the antenna, allowing a better
longitud y conectados en paralelo aplicando la Teoría de los understanding of its operation, so that the design of it can be
Modos Característicos. Los resultados obtenidos mediante este done in a justified and consistent way.
nuevo enfoque son consistentes con los obtenidos mediante el
planteo clásico de análisis de admitancias de entrada.
II. CHARACTERISTIC MODES THEORY
Fig. 8. Axial ratio in the direction perpendicular to the plane containing the
dipoles.
Fig. 6. Curves of characteristic angle (αn) of the first four modes of the V. CONCLUSION
crossed dipoles antenna of different lengths.