A hexagonal fractal antenna for multiband application

Author

Saidatul, N.A. ; Azremi, A.A.H. ; Soh, P.J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput. & Commun. Eng., Univ. of Malaysia Perlis, Kangar Perlis

fYear

2007

fDate

25-28 Nov. 2007

Firstpage

361

Lastpage

364

Abstract

This paper describes the concept of a new fractal multi-band antenna based on the hexagon shape. Three iterations of the hexagonal fractal multi-band antenna arranged are examined. With this structure it is possible to configure the multi-band frequency and radiation pattern to obtain directional patterns with high directivity and gain. The ADS software was used to design and analyze the antenna array for applications at range 0.5-10 GHz. Fabrication of the antenna is done by using wet-etching method, on FR-4 dielectric.

Keywords

UHF antennas; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; fractal antennas; iterative methods; multifrequency antennas; ADS software; FR-4 dielectric; antenna array; antenna fabrication; antenna radiation pattern; directional pattern; frequency 0.5 GHz to 10 GHz; hexagonal fractal multiband frequency antenna; iterative method; wet-etching method; Antenna radiation patterns; Application software; Fractal antennas; Frequency; Gaskets; Geometry; Intelligent systems; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas; Shape; fractals element; gain; hexagonal multi-band antenna; high directiviy; multi-band frequency; radiation pattern;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent and Advanced Systems, 2007. ICIAS 2007. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1355-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1356-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIAS.2007.4658408

Filename

4658408