Title :
The Sierpinski fractal bowtie patch: a multifracton-mode antenna
Author :
Montesinos, Gemma ; Anguera, Jaume ; Puente, Carles ; Borja, Carmen
Author_Institution :
Technol. Dept., Fractus S.A. Avda, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
Miniature behaviour of microstrip antennas with Sierpinski bowtie geometry is investigated and the existence of fracton modes is studied. A fracton mode is a mode found at a higher frequency than the one obtained for the fundamental mode. The antenna presents as many fracton-modes as fractal iterations. These fracton modes are interesting because they provide a broadside radiation pattern with higher directivity than that obtained from the fundamental mode.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; fractals; microstrip antennas; multifrequency antennas; Sierpinski fractal antenna; bowtie patch antenna; broadside radiation pattern; directivity; fractal iterations; fracton modes; microstrip antenna; miniature behaviour; multifracton-mode antenna; multifrequency properties; Antenna feeds; Antenna radiation patterns; Dielectrics; Fractals; Frequency; Geometry; Microstrip antennas; Multifrequency antennas; Patch antennas; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7330-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2002.1017042
