New configurations of planar fractal microstrip antenna

Author

Ismail, M. ; Elsadek, H. ; Abdallah, E.A. ; Ammar, A.

Author_Institution

Microstrip Dept., Electron. Res. Inst., Giza

fYear

2008

fDate

5-11 July 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The two main properties of fractal self-similarity and space-filling are studied. Predictable multiband characteristics are explained. A new design based on both the Sierpinski Gasket and Koch Island is presented. A Pulse 2.45 (the generator of this antenna shape is pulse and the initiator is a rectangular microstrip patch resonating at 2.45 GHz) is investigated. Modifications in the design are added in order to enhance the bandwidth and other antenna parameters. The investigated patch is 46.12% smaller in size than the simple rectangular patch. Experimental measurements of the fabricated antennas are compared with numerical results obtained using IE3D version 10. Comparison verifies the new design idea and characteristics.

Keywords

fractal antennas; microstrip antennas; Koch Island; Sierpinski Gasket; fractal self-similarity; planar fractal microstrip antenna; rectangular microstrip patch; space-filling; Bandwidth; Fractal antennas; Gaskets; Geometry; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Phased arrays; Pulse shaping methods; Resonant frequency; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2041-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2042-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2008.4619189

Filename

4619189