Abstract
In this Letter, a new Koch island microstrip patch antenna is proposed. The Koch patch is fractal shaped and characterized by space-filling and self-similarity properties. Due to the space-filling properties of fractal geometry, the proposed antennas are a smaller in size than conventional Euclidean-type ones. The characteristics of Koch patches are demonstrated by experimental results: when the fractal iteration factor is 2.5, then the patch is 45% smaller in size than a conventional square patch, thereby maintaining a radiation pattern comparable to that of a normal square patch.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-17 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2002 Jul 5 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering