Title :
Fractal multiband antennas based on polygons
Author_Institution :
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Abstract :
A general procedure for the construction of new fractal multiband antennas has been presented along with results for the pentagonal design. An increasing frequency ratio is found with an increase in the number of sides of the polygon used to construct the fractal multiband antenna.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; current distribution; dipole antennas; fractals; iterative methods; log periodic antennas; method of moments; multifrequency antennas; Sierpinski gasket antenna; current distributions; dipole antenna; fractal multiband antennas; frequency ratio; iterative procedure; log periodic multiband performance; matrix equation; method of moments; pentagonal design; polygons; radiation pattern; Application software; Differential equations; Dipole antennas; Fractal antennas; Gaskets; Geometry; Message-oriented middleware; Moment methods; Resonance; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1220162
