International Journal of Antennas and Propagation (Jan 2012)

CPW-Fed Fractal Slot Antenna for UWB Application

  • Hou Zhang,
  • Hai-Yang Xu,
  • Bo Tian,
  • Xian-Feng Zeng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/129852
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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A novel printed ultrawideband (UWB) CPW-fed Koch fractal slot antenna is proposed. The UWB bandwidth is largely enhanced by the three-iteration Koch fractal slot whose extrusive angle is 900 instead of 600 to obtain better convoluted shape and self-similarity. The −10 dB impedance bandwidth is 3400 MHz (1270–4670 MHz) or about 114% in comparison with 1290 MHz (1620–2910 MHz) or about 57% of the referenced square slot antenna. Details of the proposed antenna design and performance are presented and discussed.