• DocumentCode
    2499682
  • Title

    High directivity modes in the Koch island fractal patch antenna

  • Author

    Romeu, J. ; Borja, C. ; Blanch, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    16-21 July 2000
  • Firstpage
    1696
  • Abstract
    The article shows that a patch antenna with fractal boundary exhibits, at a frequencies above the fundamental mode, localized modes. These modes can have broadside directive patterns. As an example of this phenomenon experimental data on the Koch island patch antenna is presented.
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; fractals; microstrip antennas; Koch island fractal patch antenna; broadside directive patterns; experimental data; fractal boundary; fundamental mode; high directivity modes; localized modes; Biomembranes; Boundary conditions; Directive antennas; Equations; Fractals; Frequency; Geometry; Impedance; Microstrip antennas; Patch antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6369-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2000.874568
  • Filename
    874568