• DocumentCode
    1052289
  • Title

    Broadband circularly-polarised Spidron fractal slot antenna

  • Author

    Hwang, K.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Dongguk Univ., Seoul
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    3
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A broadband circularly-polarised fractal antenna is proposed, designed, and tested. The concept of a novel Spidron fractal system is employed to achieve both broadband and circular-polarisation characteristics. Presented is the first known application of a Spidron fractal to antenna design. A simple 50 Omega microstrip line is used to excite the Spidron-shaped slot. The total dimensions of the fabricated antenna are 40 times 40 times 1.52 mm3. The measured -10 dB return loss bandwidth and the 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth are 78.3 and 15.2%, respectively. The peak gain of the antenna is 4.3 dBi.
  • Keywords
    broadband antennas; fractal antennas; microstrip antennas; polarisation; slot antennas; Spidron fractal system; Spidron-shaped slot; broadband circularly-polarised fractal antenna; microstrip antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20092876
  • Filename
    4733072
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1052289