Microstrip Patch Antenna for GPS application

A low profile patch antenna for GPS application is here proposed and analyzed. The radiating structure consists on a square patch with 8 slits introduced on each side and on the corners to reduce the overall dimensions. The circular polarization is obtained by quadrature feeding the patch with two pins placed symmetrically on the two main axis. The 90° phase shift is obtained by a 90° microstrip hybrid junction integrated on the back side of the antenna ground plane. The proposed patch antenna is suitable for implementing low cost, high stable and well circular polarized GPS antenna, as demonstrated by numerical simulations and experimental results.

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