Title :
A Sierpinski carpet fractal based design of thinned rectangular microstrip antenna array
Author :
Karmakar, Anirban ; Ghatak, Rowdra ; Mishra, R.K. ; Poddar, D.R.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Netaji Subhas Eng. Coll., Kolkata, India
Abstract :
A novel configuration of Sierpinski carpet fractal based thinning of rectangular microstrip planar array is presented. Effect of sequential change in feed amplitudes on peak SLL is studied and a peak SLL of -18dB is achieved. Mutual coupling between the elements is found to remain below -20dB. The antenna array can be effectively utilized for onboard satellite applications.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; fractal antennas; microstrip antenna arrays; planar antenna arrays; Sierpinski carpet fractal; feed amplitudes; mutual coupling; peak SLL; thinned rectangular microstrip planar antenna array;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics Conference (AEMC), 2009
Conference_Location :
Kolkata
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4818-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4819-7
DOI :
10.1109/AEMC.2009.5430688
