Optimization of chirped and tapered microstrip koch fractal electromagnetic band gap (KFEBG) structures for improved low-pass filter design
This study presents electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures in microstrip technology based on onedimensional Koch fractal patterns (Koch fractal EBG (KFEBG)). This fractal geometry allows to adjust the radius r and distance a between patterns so that a low-pass filter response is obtained when the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT) |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Digital UPCT |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/5402 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10317/5402 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) Koch fractal EBG (KFEBG) 2202 Electromagnetismo |
| Sumario: | This study presents electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures in microstrip technology based on onedimensional Koch fractal patterns (Koch fractal EBG (KFEBG)). This fractal geometry allows to adjust the radius r and distance a between patterns so that a low-pass filter response is obtained when the ratio r/a is higher than 0.5. However, in such case undesired strong ripples appear in the low bandpass region. We demonstrate that the performance in the passband of this filter can be improved by applying a tapering function to the Koch fractal dimensions and to the width of the microstrip line, while simultaneously chirping (modulating) the Koch fractal periodic pattern distance (a) so as to maintain a constant r/a ratio. Several tapering functions scaled by a factor K are presented, and the results of their application to the KFEBG microstrip structure are compared by means of relevant characteristic parameters. Optimal performance has been obtained for the Kaiser and Cauchy distributions applied to the Koch fractal pattern, combined with a rectangular and Cauchy distribution applied to the microstrip width, respectively. |
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