Title :
Design of multi-fractal monopole antenna for UWB applications
Author :
Mathews, Merin Mary ; Shambavi, K. ; Alex, Zachariah C.
Author_Institution :
Vellore Inst. of Technol., Vellore, India
Abstract :
A multi-fractal monopole antenna for Ultra wide band applications is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna consists of a combination of Koch and Sierpinski fractals within a ring. Use of multi-fractal technique leads to improved bandwidth, radiation efficiency and reduced size. The proposed antenna size is 19.5×19.5×1 mm3 which operates over a frequency range of 4.2 to 10.3 GHz. Radiation pattern of the proposed antenna is stable over the operating range.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; fractal antennas; microwave antennas; monopole antennas; ultra wideband antennas; Koch fractals; Sierpinski fractals; UWB applications; bandwidth improvement; frequency 4.2 GHz to 10.3 GHz; multifractal monopole antenna design; radiation efficiency; radiation pattern; ultra wide band applications; Antenna radiation patterns; Bandwidth; Fractals; Microwave antennas; Structural rings; Ultra wideband antennas; Bandwidth; Koch fractal; Multi-Fractal antenna; Return loss; Sierpinski fractal; Ultra wide band;
Conference_Titel :
Green Computing Communication and Electrical Engineering (ICGCCEE), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Coimbatore
DOI :
10.1109/ICGCCEE.2014.6922231
