An Ultra-Wideband Circularly Polarized Optically Transparent Antenna Using ITO Film
Kunlun Wang, Mingyang Liu, Guang Lu, Hao Zhang
TL;DR
This paper introduces a transparent antenna that works well for 5G and can be used in smart windows and displays.
Contribution
A novel ultra-wideband circularly polarized transparent antenna using ITO and PMMA with high optical transparency.
Findings
The antenna achieves a 77.9% fractional bandwidth from 2.8–6.6 GHz with axial ratio < 3 dB.
It maintains high visible-light transmittance while providing circular polarization in both +z and -z directions.
Experimental results align closely with simulations, confirming performance and transparency.
Abstract
This paper presents a novel broadband circularly polarized optically transparent monopole antenna using indium tin oxide (ITO) and PMMA. The proposed design successfully integrates ultra-wideband circular polarization characteristics with exceptional optical transparency. The antenna, constructed with a three-layer configuration utilizing ITO films as both the radiating patch and ground plane, along with transparent PMMA serving as the substrate, features compact dimensions of 40 × 40 × 1 mm3. By leveraging a co-optimized design incorporating a slotted hexagonal-ring radiating patch, triangular perturbation ground plane, and stepped-impedance feeding structure, the antenna achieves a circularly polarized operating bandwidth of 2.8–6.6 GHz (fractional bandwidth of 77.9%), with an axial ratio < 3 dB and return loss < −15 dB. The experimental findings exhibit strong consistency with the…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAntenna Design and Analysis · Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications · Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies