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Microstrip L‐band antenna based on julia prefractal curve
Author(s) -
Caramanica F.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.27088
Subject(s) - antenna (radio) , microstrip antenna , microwave , microstrip , electronic engineering , range (aeronautics) , voltage , patch antenna , wideband , c band , frequency band , computer science , electrical engineering , acoustics , engineering , physics , telecommunications , aerospace engineering
In this Letter, a wideband antenna operating in a portion of the L‐Band frequency range is presented. The antenna is based on a prefractal geometry belonging to Julia Set and optimized by means of hybrid‐coded genetic algorithm to minimize size and voltage‐standing‐wave‐ratio coefficient and consequently meet physical and electrical requirements. After numerical assessment, a prototype of the global positioning system‐band antenna has been built and experimentally tested. The comparison between numerical and experimental data shows a good agreement and the satisfaction of requirements. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:2327–2330, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27088