• DocumentCode
    1036959
  • Title

    Self-similarity in diffraction by a self-similar fractal screen

  • Author

    Lakhtakia, A. ; Varadan, Vinay

  • Author_Institution
    Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    236
  • Lastpage
    239
  • Abstract
    Using the Sierpinski gasket as an example, it has been shown here that the paraxial Fraunhoffer-zone diffracted field of a self-similar fractal screen also exhibits self-similarity. This also establishes that fractal structures can be used with great profit in problems involving array syntheses. Recently, it has been shown that the Sierpinski gasket is itself a member of a much wider class of gaskets, and the potential for the use of fractal structures in electromagnetic (EM) problems may be vast indeed.
  • Keywords
    Apertures; Electromagnetic diffraction; Fractals; Acoustic scattering; Antennas and propagation; Diffraction; Electromagnetic scattering; Fractals; Gaskets; Geometry; Magnetic fields; Surface impedance; Whispering gallery modes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1987.1144058
  • Filename
    1144058