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Novel star-shaped fractal antenna for multiband applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2015

Neeraj Rao Open the ORCID record for Neeraj Rao [Opens in a new window] ,
Ankit Malik ,
Rahul Kumar ,
Shobhit Goel  and
Dinesh Kumar V
Neeraj Rao*
Affiliation:
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, Jabalpur, India. Phone: +919407852319
Ankit Malik
Affiliation:
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, Jabalpur, India. Phone: +919407852319
Rahul Kumar
Affiliation:
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, Jabalpur, India. Phone: +919407852319
Shobhit Goel
Affiliation:
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, Jabalpur, India. Phone: +919407852319
Dinesh Kumar V
Affiliation:
Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, Jabalpur, India. Phone: +919407852319
*
Corresponding author: N. Rao Email: neerajr@iiitdmj.ac.in
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Abstract

Fractals have unique properties such as self-similarity and space-filling. The use of fractal geometry in antenna design provides a good method for achieving the desired miniaturization, multi-band, and wideband properties. In this communication, novel fractal geometry is proposed based on which a multiband antenna is designed. The proposed antenna has fractal patches which are shaped as different iterations of an eight-pointed star. The multiband behavior is in the frequency range from 4.50 to 17.00 GHz. The proposed antenna is designed on a dielectric substrate Roggers RO4003 lossy with a dielectric constant of εr = 3.55. The antenna has applications in commercial and military communication system.

Keywords

AntennaAntenna measurementsMicrostrip patch antennaFractal antennaMultiband antenna
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , March 2017 , pp. 419 - 425
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2015 

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