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In this work, a novel circularly polarized antenna with four ports and loaded with complementary split ring resonator (CSRR) for beam steering applications without phase shifters or PIN diodes is presented. The single antenna loaded with CSRR is arranged in a rotational manner forming a 4-port structure. The separation distance among the four antennas is optimized for achieving a steering angle of 29° with an isolation level greater than 25 dB over the whole bandwidth. When one of the four antennas is excited, the others either open-circuited or terminated to a 50-Ω impedance, the antenna has a resonant frequency of 5.8 GHz and produces a left-hand circularly polarized (LHCP) tilted beam in the elevation plane. The introduction of the CSRR leads to achieving a small design and also to get circular polarization characteristics. The proposed structure has a radiation efficiency of 90 % and a gain of 6 dBi over the whole bandwidth. This characteristic can be tuned which makes the proposed design suitable for many modern communication systems.

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Dr. Oumaima Nayat-Ali

Dr. Fatima Zohra Khoutar

Dr. Mariem Aznabet

Dr. Otman El Mrabet

Prof. Mohsine Khalladi