This invention discloses a dual-substrate circularly polarized reconfigurable
omnidirectional antenna based on
PIN diode control. The antenna comprises a first substrate and a second substrate. The second substrate has a
ground plane printed on it, and the first substrate has a radiating patch printed on it. The radiating patch includes a central square patch, a Γ-shaped stub, a
loop antenna, PIN diodes, and via shorting posts. Seamless switching between left-hand and right-hand
circular polarization is achieved through the on / off combinations of 16 PIN diodes, with a simple switching logic. High polarization purity is achieved in both polarization
modes, and the via shorting posts effectively reduce mutual interference between
modes, resulting in strong switching reliability. In both
circular polarization modes, the relative
impedance bandwidth and
axial ratio bandwidth are wide. In the left-hand
circular polarization mode, the relative
impedance bandwidth reaches 19.38%, covering 2.33-2.83GHz with |S11|<-10dB, and the
axial ratio bandwidth reaches 26.3%, covering 2.08-2.71GHz with AR<3dB. In the right-hand circular polarization mode, the relative
impedance bandwidth reaches 19.8%, covering 2.32-2.83GHz with |S11|<-10dB, and the
axial ratio bandwidth reaches 23.43%, covering 2.11-2.67GHz with AR<3dB, which is significantly better than existing
narrowband designs of the same type.