On the Relationship Between Fractal Dimension and the Performance of Multi-Resonant Dipole Antennas Using Koch Curves

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2296-2303

  Vinoy, K J ^a   Abraham, Jose K ^a   Varadan, Vijay K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractals; Multifrequency antennas; Wire antennas

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; FRACTALS; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RESONANCE;

KOCH CURVES;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 0141638372     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.816352     Document Type: Article

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