High-directivity microstrip antenna with Mandelbrot fractal boundary
High-directivity is a needed feature for small base station antennas in order to provide coverage to a certaingeographic area. For wireless communications, arrays of microstrip antennas are frequently used as radiating elements due totheir thin profile. In this study, a single microstrip element is...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Ramon Llull (URL) |
| Repositorio: | DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/4794 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/4794 https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-map.2017.0649 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Antennas Mandelbrot Fractal Boundary 62 621.3 |
| Sumario: | High-directivity is a needed feature for small base station antennas in order to provide coverage to a certaingeographic area. For wireless communications, arrays of microstrip antennas are frequently used as radiating elements due totheir thin profile. In this study, a single microstrip element is proposed to achieve the same directivity as an array with a similararea but without using the complex feeding network usually required. A microstrip antenna inspired by the Mandelbrot fractal isdesigned achieving a narrow beamwidth in the vertical plane and a wide beamwidth in the horizontal plane, which is especiallysuitable for hot-spots. |
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