Hexagonal Fractal Antenna using Koch for Wireless Applications

Frequenz ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 443-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Gupta ◽  
Vinita Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Fractal Antenna ◽  
Wireless Applications ◽  
Radar Systems ◽  
Hexagonal Shape ◽  
Uwb Applications ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Microstrip Feed

Abstract This paper presents the design, fabrication, and measurement of a novel ultra-wideband (UWB) hexagonal fractal patch antenna. This antenna uses hexagonal shape with Koch snowflake fractal at its edges. The proposed antenna has been excited using microstrip feed. The measured result of this antenna offers the ultra wideband characteristics from 3.265 GHz to 8.2 GHz. The antenna is practically fabricated and tested. Measured results show a good agreement with simulated results. The measured radiation patterns of this antenna are nearly omnidirectional in H-plane and bidirectional in E-plane. This antenna holds applications in many satellite communication transmissions, some Wi-Fi devices, cordless telephones, and weather radar systems. In this paper, an approach for multi-band antennas is proposed. First, a hexagonal patch is taken, it is fractured using Koch structure. The antenna shows compact dimensions with good S11 and pattern performance to be adopted for UWB applications.

CPW-fed circular-shaped fractal antenna with three iterations for UWB applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarthak Singhal ◽  
Ankit Pandey ◽  
Amit Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Fractal Antenna ◽  
Frequency Range ◽  
Fractal Structures ◽  
Antenna Structure ◽  
Uwb Applications ◽  
Good Agreement

A coplanar waveguide (CPW)-fed circular-shaped fractal antenna with third iterative orthogonal elliptical slot for ultra-wideband applications is presented. The bandwidth is enhanced by using successive iterations of radiating patch, CPW feedline, and tapered ground plane. An impedance bandwidth of 2.9–20.6 GHz is achieved. The designed antenna has omnidirectional radiation patterns along with average peak realized gain of 3.5 dB over the entire frequency range of operation. A good agreement is observed between the simulated and experimental results. This antenna structure has the advantages of miniaturized size and wide bandwidth in comparison to previously reported fractal structures.

scholarly journals Compact Tri-Band Notched Characteristics UWB Antenna for WiMAX, WLAN and X-Band Applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. K. I. Hamad ◽  
N. Mahmoud
Keyword(s):  
Satellite Communication ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Uwb Antenna ◽  
Full Wave ◽  
X Band ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Printed Monopole Antenna ◽  
Uwb Applications ◽  
Good Agreement

Compact microstrip-fed printed monopole antenna with triple band-notched characteristics is suggested for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. The antenna is constructed of a conventional rectangular microstrip patch antenna with partial ground plane and T-shaped strip employed in the ground plane as well as an inverted Ω- and L-shaped slots incorporated within the radiated element. The notched functions are created by the inverted Ω- and L-shaped slots, which are realized for WiMAX (from 2.69 to 4.5 GHz) and WLAN (from 5.49 to 6.37 GHz). The T-shaped parasitic strip generates the third notch for the X-band uplink satellite communication (from 8.15 to 9.61 GHz). The measured operating -10 dB bandwidth of the proposed antenna extends from 2.39 to more than 18 GHz except at the notched bands. The prototype antenna has a total area of 20×20×1.6 mm3. Electromagnetic (EM) simulations are carried out using 3D full-wave FEM-based simulator. EM simulation results are in good agreement with measurement results. The radiation pattern of the proposed antenna is nearly Omni-directional over the whole targeted band.

scholarly journals A New Compact Small Circular Patch Antenna for UWB Communication

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soufian Lakrit ◽  
Hassan Ammor
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Characteristic Impedance ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Circular Patch ◽  
High Frequency Structure Simulator ◽  
Large Bandwidth ◽  
Circular Patch Antenna ◽  
Uwb Applications ◽  
Good Agreement

A new small circular patch antenna for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications is presented. By studying this structure, it is shown that the insertion of a slot with the desired length and width in the ground plane, can lead to a large bandwidth. Our antenna, whose dimensions are 18×12×1.58 mm3, was fed by an SMA female connector with characteristic impedance of 50Ω in order to measure the return loss and VSWR and to compare them with the simulation results. The bandwidth obtained from measurements ranges from 3.52 to 13.67 GHz for VSWR < 2 and from 3.26 GHzto14.23GHz for VSWR < 3. The radiation pattern is omnidirectional on most of the operating band. High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) was used for simulation whose results are in good agreement with the measured parameters.

A novel miniaturized Koch-Minkowski hybrid fractal antenna

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zain Ul Abidin Jaffri ◽  
Zeeshan Ahmad ◽  
Asif Kabir ◽  
Syed Sabahat Hussain Bukhari
Keyword(s):  
Fractal Geometry ◽  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Impedance Bandwidth ◽  
Fractal Antenna ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Wireless Applications ◽  
The Third ◽  
Antenna Miniaturization ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Good Agreement

Purpose Antenna miniaturization, multiband operation and wider operational bandwidth are vital to achieve optimal design for modern wireless communication devices. Using fractal geometries is recognized as one of the most promising solutions to attain these characteristics. The purpose of this paper is to present a unique structure of patch antenna using hybrid fractal technique to enhance the performance characteristics for various wireless applications and to achieve better miniaturization. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors propose a novel hybrid fractal antenna by combining Koch and Minkowski (K-M) fractal geometries. A microstrip patch antenna (MPA) operating at 1.8 GHz is incorporated with a novel K-M hybrid fractal geometry. The proposed fractal antenna is designed and simulated in CST Microwave studio and compared with existing Koch fractal geometry. The prototype for the third iteration of the K-M fractal antenna is then fabricated on FR-4 substrate and tested through vector network analyzer for operating band/voltage standing wave ratio. Findings The third iteration of the proposed K-M fractal geometry results in achieving a 20% size reduction as compared to an ordinary MPA for the same resonant frequency with impedance bandwidth of 16.25 MHz and a directional gain of 6.48 dB, respectively. The operating frequency of MPA also lowers down to 1.44 GHz. Originality/value Further testing for the radiation patterns in an anechoic chamber shows good agreement to those of simulated results.

scholarly journals Efficient Design of Micro Strip Patch Antenna for the Ultra Wideband (UWB) Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 4517-4520
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Ultra Wide Band ◽  
Strip Line ◽  
Efficient Design ◽  
Uwb Antennas ◽  
Feeding Technique ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Uwb Applications

In this research paper a design of Microstip patch antenna for the ultra-wide band (UWB) applications is presented. Ultra wide band antennas has very wide band of operation which accommodates many communication frequencies as set by the federal commission of communication. The UWB antennas is based on the micro strip patch antenna concept and the design of the antenna is based on the stack antenna or multi-layer antenna. Stacking is used in designing for increasing the bandwidth of the antenna so stacking concept is good for the designing of the UWB antenna. The feeding used to feed the antenna is micro strip line feed. Micro strip line feeding technique is one of very popular feeding technique to feed the antenna because its fabrication is very simple. The proposed design is simulated in the CADFEKO software which is very useful for the design and analysis of a wide range of electromagnetic problem. It has many applications to simulate 3D electromagnetic circuit included antenna design, micro strip antenna and circuits. The simulation results shows the antenna bandwidth of 13.9 GHz from 2.6 to 16.5 GHz. So we can clearly say that the antenna is ultra-wide band in nature.

Design and Analysis of Miniaturized Microstrip Patch Antenna with Metamaterials Based on Modified Split-Ring Resonator for UWB Applications

Frequenz ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (11-12) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Khedrouche ◽  
T. Bougoutaia ◽  
A. Hocini
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Ring Resonator ◽  
Federal Communication Commission ◽  
Split Ring Resonator ◽  
Microstrip Patch Antenna ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Band Spectrum ◽  
Split Ring ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Uwb Applications

AbstractIn this paper, a miniaturized microstrip patch antenna using a negative index metamaterial with modified split-ring resonator (SRR) unit cells is proposed for ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. The new design of metamaterial based microstrip patch antenna has been optimized to provide an improved bandwidth and multiple frequency operations. All the antenna performance parameters are presented in response-graphs. Also it is mentioned that the physical dimensions of the metamaterial based patch antenna are very small, which is convenient to modern communication. A 130 % bandwidth, covering the frequency band of 2.9–13.5 GHz, (for return loss less than or equal –10 dB) is achieved, which allow the antenna to operate in the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) band. In addition, the antenna has a good radiation pattern in the ultra-wide band spectrum, and it is nearly omnidirectional.

scholarly journals Bandwidth Improvement in Bow-Tie Microstrip Antennas: The Effect of Substrate Type and Design Dimensions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halgurd N. Awl ◽  
Yadgar I. Abdulkarim ◽  
Lianwen Deng ◽  
Mehmet Bakır ◽  
Fahmi F. Muhammadsharif ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Microstrip Antennas ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Substrate Type ◽  
Antenna Performance ◽  
Uwb Applications ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bow Tie ◽  
Good Agreement

In this work, the impact of substrate type and design dimensions on bow-tie microstrip antenna performance and bandwidth improvement is presented both numerically and experimentally at 4–8 GHz. The finite integration technique (FIT)-based high-frequency electromagnetic solver, CST Microwave Studio, was used for the simulation analysis. For this purpose, four bow-tie microstrip antennas were designed, fabricated, and measured upon using different materials and substrate thicknesses. Precise results were achieved and the simulated and experimental results showed a good agreement. The performance of each antenna was analyzed and the impact of changing material permittivity, antenna dimensions and substrate thicknesses on antenna performance were investigated and discussed. The measured results indicated that the slot bow-tie antenna, which is one of the novel aspects of this study, is well matched and a 2-GHz bandwidth [5–7 GHz] is obtained, which is about 50% bandwidth in comparison with the wideband applications [4–8 GHz]. The proposed structure is useful in ultra-wideband (UWB) applications. This study provides guidance in selecting material types and thicknesses for microstrip antennas based on desired applications.

Ultra Wideband Co-planer Microstrip Patch Antenna for Wireless Applications

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 1365-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Ansari ◽  
Kamakshi Kumari ◽  
Ashish Singh ◽  
Anurag Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Microstrip Patch Antenna ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Wireless Applications ◽  
Microstrip Patch

Single-feed circularly polarized stacked patch antenna with small-frequency ratio for dual-band wireless applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1207-1213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Kumar ◽  
Binod K. Kanaujia ◽  
Mukesh K. Khandelwal ◽  
A.K. Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Frequency Ratio ◽  
Axial Ratio ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Radiation Characteristics ◽  
Small Frequency ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Wireless Applications ◽  
Microstrip Patch ◽  
Good Agreement

A single-feed dual-band circularly polarized stacked microstrip patch antenna with a small-frequency ratio is presented. Two pair of orthogonal slits is cut on the lower circular patch for achieving circular polarization and truncated corner square patch is used as the upper parasitic element. The frequency ratio of the dual-band is 1.03. The 3 dB axial ratio bandwidth is 1.3% for the upper band and 1.1% for the lower band. Proposed structure is fabricated on the FR-4 epoxy substrate and fed by SMA connector. The measured results are in good agreement with the theoretical and simulated results. The antenna shows stable radiation characteristics in both bands of operation.

scholarly journals A Defected Structure Shaped CPW-Fed Wideband Microstrip Antenna for Wireless Applications

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Puneet Khanna ◽  
Amar Sharma ◽  
Kshitij Shinghal ◽  
Arun Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Microstrip Antenna ◽  
Microstrip Line ◽  
Coplanar Waveguide ◽  
Network Analyzer ◽  
Large Space ◽  
Wireless Applications ◽  
High Frequency Structure Simulator ◽  
Good Agreement

A coplanar waveguide- (CPW-) fed compact wideband defected structure shaped microstrip antenna is proposed for wireless applications. Defected structure is produced by cutting theUshape antenna in the form of two-sided T shape. The proposed antenna consists of two-sidedTshape strip as compared to usual monopole patch antenna for minimizing the height of the antenna. The large space around the radiator is fully utilized as the ground is on the same plane as of radiator. Microstrip line feed is used to excite the proposed antenna placed on an FR4 substrate (dielectric constantεr=4.4). The antenna is practically fabricated and simulated. Simulated results of the proposed antenna have been obtained by using Ansoft High-Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) software. These results are compared with measured results by using network analyzer. Measured result shows good agreement with the simulated results. It is observed that the proposed antenna shows a wideband from 2.96 GHz to 7.95 GHz with three bands atf1=3.23 GHz,f2=4.93 GHz, andf3=7.04 GHz.

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