COMMUNICATION THEORIES & YSTEMS

Ubaid Ullah1, Mohd Fadzil Ain1 2

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School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, 14300 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
2

Abstract: This article presents a technical waves and then radiates them into space. Po-
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from the electric field orientation, it will be
applications. The primary objective of this
review is, to highlight the techniques used by
different researchers for generating circular
wave propagation. For example, a vertically

vice versa. Due to the reciprocity property of

are highlighted. The emphasis of the paper is the antenna, the transmission and reception of
the antenna is always similar. If a receiving
resonator antenna. The current state of the art -

are addressed comprehensively. Finally, some

given and the paper ends with concluding re- the antenna emits electromagnetic energy in a
marks.
Keywords: - vertical and all the planes in-between them.
onator antenna; dielectric resonator antenna;
the antenna is not important as the circular
pattern of the transmitting and/or receiving
antenna will always matches the incoming
signal. Another important advantage of CP
- antennas is multipath rejection, which leads to
tial features of an antenna in modern telecom-
In this article, the focus is on dielectric

An antenna typically converts the input radio promising antennas for high frequency appli-
Editor: Lidong Zhu
frequency electric current to electromagnetic

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