Conclusions of the FractalComs Project: exploring the limits of fractal electrodynamics for the future telecommunication technologies

Author

Rius, J.M. ; Gonzalez-Arbesu, J.M. ; Romeu, J. ; Cardama, A. ; Heldring, A. ; Ubeda, E. ; Mosig, J.R. ; Cabot, Eugenia ; Gómez, R. ; Rubio, A. ; Fernández, M. ; Giona, M. ; Burghignoli, P. ; Bugeda, G. ; Riera, M. ; Parron, J.

Author_Institution

Electromagn. & Photonics Eng. Group, Polytech. Univ. Of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

4

fYear

2004

fDate

20-25 June 2004

Firstpage

3465

Abstract

After two years of basic research on fractal electrodynamics, the FractalComs consortium presents the conclusions of the FractalComs Project (http://www.tsc.upc.es/fractalcoms/). They state the performance limits (fundamental and technological) of pre-fractal shaped miniature devices compared with conventional ones. Many miniature antennas and devices have been designed, analyzed and/or measured, the most outstanding being the two-arm square spiral antennas and the Hilbert superconductor resonators for miniature filters.

Keywords

antennas; electrodynamics; fractals; microwave devices; superconducting filters; superconducting resonators; FractalComs Project; Hilbert superconductor resonators; fractal electrodynamics; microwave devices; miniature antennas; miniature devices; miniature filters; telecommunication technologies; two-arm square spiral antennas; Acoustical engineering; Bandwidth; Electrodynamics; Electromagnetics; Fractals; Microwave theory and techniques; Photonics; Physics; Superconducting microwave devices; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8302-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2004.1330091

Filename

1330091