Title :
Small but long Koch fractal monopole
Author :
Puente, C. ; Romeu, J. ; Pous, R. ; Ramis, J. ; Hijazo, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun., Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
1/8/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A small but long wire fractal antenna based on the Koch curve is presented. Experimental and numerical results show that the antenna improves the features of a common linear monopole. The radiation resistance is increased and the Q is reduced at each fractal iteration, approaching the fundamental limit on small antennas
Keywords :
Q-factor; antenna theory; fractals; monopole antennas; wire antennas; Koch curve; Koch fractal monopole; Q factor reduction; fractal iteration; long wire fractal antenna; radiation resistance;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980114
