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Compact dual‐band fractal hexagonal ring monopole antenna for RFID and GSM applications
Author(s) -
Djafri K.,
Challal M.,
Azrar A.,
Dehmas M.,
Aksas R.,
Mouhouche F.
Publication year - 2018
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.31497
Subject(s) - fractal antenna , gsm , fractal , multi band device , hexagonal crystal system , monopole antenna , antenna (radio) , radio spectrum , reflection coefficient , cover (algebra) , acoustics , electronic engineering , physics , electrical engineering , optics , dipole antenna , computer science , engineering , telecommunications , coaxial antenna , mathematics , mathematical analysis , chemistry , crystallography , mechanical engineering
Abstract A novel compact dual‐band fractal antenna suitable for radio frequency identification (RFID) and GSM 1800 applications is developed and presented in this paper. This is achieved by adequate combination of three slotted hexagonal fractal rings which resulted in a significantly reduced size structure that can operate in the frequency ranges [0.895‐0.962 GHz] and [1.706‐1.856 GHz] that cover the frequency bands allocated to the intended applications. The proposed antenna has been fabricated and its reflection coefficient measured where a good agreement is observed with the simulated results.