A Discussion on the Significance of Geometry in Determining the Resonant Behavior of Fractal and Other Non-Euclidean Wire Antennas

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 9-28

  Best, Steven R ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractals; Loop antennas; Monopole antennas; Multifrequency antennas; Small antennas; Wire antennas

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FRACTALS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE;

MONOPOLE ANTENNAS; WIRE ANTENNAS;

LOOP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0242694887     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2003.1232160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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