Self-similar surface current distribution on fractal Sierpinski antenna verified with infra-red thermograms

Author

Navarro, M. ; Gonzalez, J.M. ; Puente, C. ; Romen, J. ; Aguasca, A.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

11-16 July 1999

Firstpage

1566

Abstract

Experimental verification of the fractal Sierpinski antenna surface current distribution is presented. Measured data from an infrared camera agree with numerical data showing a self-similar behavior in the current density distribution over the fractal antenna surface. This result gives a better insight on the multiband behavior of the fractal-shape antenna.

Keywords

current density; current distribution; fractals; infrared imaging; microstrip antennas; current density distribution; experimental verification; fractal Sierpinski antenna; fractal antenna surface; fractal-shape antenna; infra-red thermograms; infrared camera; measured data; multiband behavior; numerical data; printed antenna; self-similar surface current distribution; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Current density; Current distribution; Current measurement; Density measurement; Finite difference methods; Fractals; Geometry; Photonics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5639-x

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1999.788243

Filename

788243