A multi-band antenna for multi-band radio frequency telecommunications.
The multi-band antenna includes a conductive patch separated from a
ground plane by a dielectric material. A slot pattern formed in the
conductive patch defines a perimeter substantially surrounding two feed
pins and arranged symmetrically about a center line. The slot pattern
includes one or more inwardly extending arms projected along axes that
pass between the two feed pins. The axes may be parallel to the center
line. The slot pattern may be arranged using folded slots. In one
embodiment, circular polarization is realized at GPS frequency by using
one feed pin and linear or circular polarization is realized by using one
or two feed pins for other bands. The feed pins may be controlled
independently without a fixed phase and amplitude arrangement necessary
to achieve a fixed polarization (linear, circular, or elliptical), which
allows for adaptive pattern and polarization agility.