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      Koch fractal; circular polarisation; cross polarisation; realized gain; axial ratio.

    • Abstract

       

      A compact Koch curve fractal boundary antenna with circularly polarized characteristics is discussed in this article. The radiator is having a square shape with V-slotted truncations along four sides. The operational band of the fractal structure operates at 2.18 GHz to 2.3 GHz band. A 2nd order Koch fractal curve is incorporated along the perimeter of the radiating patch. The fractal antenna is excited by a coaxial probe feeding technique, positioned diagonally for the development of circularly polarized radiation. The patch element is designed using HFSS and also fabricated on a substrate (RT/Duroid 5880TM) having dielectric constant (εr = 2.2) is used to design the fractal antenna with dimensions 0.39λ0 9 0.39λ0 9 0.024λ0 (fr = 2.26 GHz). The structure exhibits a peak gain response of 6.93 dBi along with omnidirectional radiation patterns covering the operational band. The results of simulations and measurements are validated and the presented design is found suitable for space applications.

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      SUBHASISH PANDAV1 GAUTAM SADHUKHAN2 TANMAYA KUMAR DAS3 SANTANU KUMAR BEHERA1 MADHUSMITA MOHANTY2

      1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela 769008, Odisha, India
      2. Integrated Test Range, Defense Research and Development Organisation, Chandipur 756025, Odisha, India
      3. School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
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