Log periodic fractal koch antenna for UHF band applications

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 100, Issue , 2010, Pages 201-218

  Karim, M N A ^a   Rahim, M K A ^a   Majid, H A ^a   Ayop, O ^a   Abu, M ^a   Zubir, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; FRACTALS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LOG PERIODIC ANTENNAS; WET ETCHING;

ANTENNA SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY (CST); CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; KOCH ANTENNA; MEASURED RESULTS; RETURN LOSS; ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY BANDS; WET ETCHING TECHNIQUES;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 76749151538     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pier09110512     Document Type: Article

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