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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6369-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2000.874568
