Title :
Experimental investigations of microstrip Sierspinski-Gasket fractal antenna
Author :
Murad, Noor Asniza ; Esa, Mazlina ; Ming, Chia Kok ; Bakar, Adnall
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radio Commun. Eng., Univ. Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Darul Ta´´zim, Malaysia
Abstract :
Fractal involves repetition patterns in an iterative manner. In this paper, the design of a set of microstrip fractal antennas is presented. The chosen configuration is the Sierspinski gasket. The antennas were first simulated and optimized. Upon achieving good performance at the desired frequency of operation of 1.575 GHz, each iterative fractal design was then fabricated using a microwave board. The antennas were then soldered with 50 ohm SMB connector at the input. Measurements were performed for one and two-port parameters. The measured antennas were found to perform well at their corresponding frequencies of operations.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; fractals; iterative methods; microstrip antennas; 1.575 GHz; iterative fractal design; microstrip Sierspinski-Gasket fractal antenna; repetition patterns; Antenna measurements; Fractal antennas; Frequency; Gaskets; Global Positioning System; Microstrip antennas; Microwave antennas; Performance evaluation; Satellites; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Electromagnetics, 2005. APACE 2005. Asia-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9431-3
DOI :
10.1109/APACE.2005.1607783
