This invention relates to the field of antenna technology, and particularly to a miniaturized
circularly polarized antenna with a wide
axial ratio and wide
beamwidth. The antenna includes a
dielectric substrate, a circular radiating patch unit,
metal shorting posts, a coaxial differential feed structure, and a
metal ground plane. The circular radiating patch unit consists of a pair of orthogonal fan-shaped cross-printed dipoles. A slot structure is added in the middle along the X-axis to divide the radiator into left and right parts, and three
metal shorting posts are added to the end of each fan-shaped cross-printed
dipole structure. The feed structure is a differential-feed
coaxial cable, with its inner and outer conductors contacting the left and right halves of the circular radiating patch unit, respectively. Simultaneously, due to the slight difference in curvature between the two orthogonal fan-shaped printed dipoles, a
phase difference is formed between the pair of orthogonal
modes of the circular radiating patch unit, ultimately achieving
circularly polarized radiation of the antenna. A metal short-circuit post is applied to the
electric field zero of a conventional printed
dipole, forming a new half-mode operating mode at low frequencies. Simultaneously, the slot structure improves the impedance characteristics of the half-mode, enabling
antenna miniaturization. Due to the
radiation contribution of the metal short-circuit post in the horizontal direction, the
axial ratio beamwidth of this
circularly polarized antenna is significantly extended. This application exhibits excellent forward
radiation characteristics, along with
miniaturization, a wide
axial ratio beamwidth, simple structure, low cost, and ease of fabrication.