The invention belongs to the field of
satellite mobile communication, and particularly provides a low-profile circularly polarized
microstrip antenna for
satellite communication, which is used for overcoming the problems of
narrow beam width, higher profile, narrower working bandwidth, larger transverse size and the like of the existing
satellite communication antenna. According to the invention,the
microstrip four-element array design that the
microstrip four-element arrays are arranged around the center of the upper
dielectric substrate at equal intervals in sequence is adopted, so the antenna has good
circular polarization performance; meanwhile, by adjusting the distance between the array elements, the
current distribution of the
diagonal array elements can be controlled, so the antenna realizes wide-beam
radiation; moreover, an
air layer is introduced between the radiator and the
metal reflecting layer, and the bandwidth of the antenna can be broadened by adjusting the thicknessof the
air layer. Most importantly, compared with an antenna with the same performance, the antenna has an extremely low profile, 0.068
lambda0 can be achieved, and the antenna is more suitable for high-speed moving aerial or ground carriers with large wind resistance in satellite communication.