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2009-09-30
On the Use of Dimension and Lacunarity for Comparing the Resonant Behavior of Convoluted Wire Antennas
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 96, 361-376, 2009
Abstract
This paper analyzes the possibility to use dimension and lacunarity for comparing the resonant behavior of different convoluted wire antennas, including prefractal dipoles. Since previous studies have proved that the Hausdorff fractal dimension is not suitable for antenna comparison purposes, this work proposes the adoption of a different approach for evaluating the dimension by using the measurement at scale δ, which is more suitable for analyzing real phenomena. The results provided by this measure are compared to those obtained by using the average lacunarity. The objective is to verify if, given two convoluted wire dipoles, the dimension and average lacunarity provide sufficient information to infer which dipole exhibits the lower resonances.
Citation
Massimiliano Comisso, "On the Use of Dimension and Lacunarity for Comparing the Resonant Behavior of Convoluted Wire Antennas," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 96, 361-376, 2009.
doi:10.2528/PIER09082505
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