Title :
Hexagonal fractal multiband antenna
Author :
Tang, P.W. ; Wahid, P.F.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Aeronaut. & Space Adm., Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Abstract :
The design of a new fractal multiband antenna, based on the hexagon, is presented. Three iterations of the hexagonal fractal multiband antenna, arranged in the dipole configuration, are examined. Experimental results are compared with those obtained using the method of moments and the fractal antenna is found to possess predictable multiband characteristics.
Keywords :
dipole antennas; fractals; iterative methods; method of moments; microwave antennas; multifrequency antennas; Sierpinski gasket antenna; corner-fed dipole; fractal iterations; hexagon; hexagonal fractal antenna; iterated function system; method of moments; multiband antenna;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LAWP.2004.829989
