Small-size microstrip patch antennas combining Koch and Sierpinski fractal-shapes

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages 738-741

  Chen, Wen Ling ^a   Wang, Guang Ming ^a   Zhang, Chen Xin ^a  

^a AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fractal antenna; Koch fractal shape; Microstrip patch antenna; Sierpinski fractal shape; Small size antenna

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANTENNA; KOCH FRACTALS; MICRO-STRIP PATCH ANTENNAS; SIERPINSKI FRACTALS; SMALL-SIZE ANTENNA;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FRACTALS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; WAVEGUIDES; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 77957980976     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2008.2002808     Document Type: Article

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