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Comparison of the Radiation Pattern of Fractal and Conventional Linear Array Antenna

Refa'at Talib Hussein,

Dr. Refa'at Talib Hussein

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department

University of Technology

Iraq

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Fawwaz Jinan Jibrael Jabri

Mr. Fawwaz Jinan Jibrael Jabri

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department

University of Technology

Iraq

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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 4, 183-190, 2008

doi:10.2528/PIERL08091102

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of fractals and its use in antenna arrays for obtaining multiband property. One type of fractals namely, Cantor set is investigated. Cantor set is used in linear array antenna design. Therefore, this array know fractal Cantor linear array antenna. A comparison with conventional non-fractal linear array antenna is made regarding the beamwidth, directivity, and side lobe level. MATLAB programming language version 7.2 (R2006a) is used to simulate the fractal and conventional non-fractal linear array antenna and their radiation pattern.

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Refa'at Talib Hussein, and Fawwaz Jinan Jibrael Jabri, "Comparison of the Radiation Pattern of Fractal and Conventional Linear Array Antenna," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 4, 183-190, 2008.
doi:10.2528/PIERL08091102

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