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2025-01-26
CPW-Fed Minkowski Island Fractal Slot Antenna for Wideband Application
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 125, 9-15, 2025
Abstract
This paper proposes a CPW-fed wideband slot antenna with a modified Minkowski fractal island geometry. The antenna comprises a CPW-fed monopole placed within a modified Minkowski fractal island slot. The resonance introduced by the fractal slot combines with the monopole's resonance, resulting in an expanded operational frequency range. The interaction between the monopole and the fractal slot significantly broadens the bandwidth. Return loss measurements confirm a wide bandwidth extending from 2.27 GHz to 7.91 GHz, achieving a fractional bandwidth of 111% covering WLAN, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and 5G sub-6 GHz bands.
Citation
Vanilakshmi Venugopal, Achari P. Abhilash, Rohith K. Raj, and Thomaskutty Mathew, "CPW-Fed Minkowski Island Fractal Slot Antenna for Wideband Application," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 125, 9-15, 2025.
doi:10.2528/PIERL24121805
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