Comparison of efficient small antennas for wireless microsensors through simulation and experiment

3rd International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing, ISWPC 2008, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 213-217

  Kakoyiannis, Constantine G ^a   Troubouki, Sophia V ^a   Constantinou, Philip ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Fractal; Koch; Miniaturization; Minkowski; Printed monopoles; Small antennas; Wireless microsensors

Indexed keywords

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EFFICIENCY; FRACTAL; KOCH; MINIATURIZATION; MINKOWSKI; PRINTED MONOPOLES; SMALL ANTENNAS; WIRELESS MICROSENSORS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 51649101635     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISWPC.2008.4556199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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