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Abstract

A dual-band dual-sense (DBDS) circularly polarized (CP) filtering dielectric resonator antenna (FDRA) with a quasi-elliptic band-pass response is proposed in this paper. The proposed antenna consists of a rectangular dielectric resonator (DR) with a Z-shaped strip at the top, a ground plane with a rectangular slot, and a microstrip feedline etched with a section of the spur line. By using the microstrip coupled slot line structure to excite DR with a Z-shaped strip, different senses of circular polarization are achieved in the two bands. The results show that the lower and upper bands are independently controlled by the strip and the DR, respectively. In addition, three radiation nulls are generated at the passband's edge by elaborately designing a half-wavelength open stub and etching the spur line. For demonstration, a prototype DBDS CPFDRA is fabricated and measured. The measurements illustrate that the antenna achieves a wide impedance bandwidth of 38.2%, as well as a dual axial ratio (AR) bandwidth of 2.2% for the left-hand circular polarization (LHCP) and 4% for the right-hand circular polarization (RHCP). The realized gain exhibits a decline of 25 dB at the passband edge, indicating high selectivity.

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