Metallized foams for fractal-shaped microstrip antennas

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 20-37

  Anguera, Jaume ^a   Daniel, Jean Pierre ^b   Borja, Carmen ^a   Mumbrú, Josep ^a   Puente, Carles ^a   Leduc, Tiphaine ^b   Laeveren, Nancy ^c   Van Roy, Peter ^c  

^a Technology and IPR Department   (Spain)

^b Advanten   (France)

^c Emerson and Cuming Microwave Products ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antenna mechanical factors; Foams; Fractals; Localized modes; Manufacturing; Microstrip antennas

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; METALLIZING; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA MECHANICAL FACTORS; ANTENNA STRUCTURES; DIRECTIVITY; FUNCTION OF FREQUENCIES; KOCH ISLANDS; LOCALIZED MODES; LOW COMPLEXITY; MANUFACTURING; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; METALLIC PARTS; MICROSTRIP-PATCH ANTENNAS; RADIATION EFFICIENCIES; RADIATION PATTERNS; RETURN LOSS; SIMULATED DATUM;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 60549113756     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2008.4772718     Document Type: Article

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