Novel fractal antenna arrays for satellite networks: Circular ring sierpinski carpet arrays optimized by genetic algorithms

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 103, Issue , 2010, Pages 115-138

  Siakavara, K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA LOBES; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); FRACTALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; SATELLITE ANTENNAS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SATELLITE LINKS;

HIGH-DIRECTIVITY; INTERFERENCE RATIO; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; MULTI OBJECTIVE; RADIATING ELEMENTS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SATELLITE NETWORK; SIERPINSKI CARPET;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 77953797150     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER10020110     Document Type: Article

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