3D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated Copper
In this paper, a 3D-printed super-wideband (SWB) Spidron fractal cube antenna is proposed. The Spidron fractal configuration is utilized as a self-complementary structure on each face of a 3D frame to attain SWB characteristics. The antenna is excited through a tapered microstrip balun for both mode...
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| author | Oh Heon Kwon Won Bin Park Sungwoo Lee Jong Min Lee Young Mi Park Keum Cheol Hwang |
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| description | In this paper, a 3D-printed super-wideband (SWB) Spidron fractal cube antenna is proposed. The Spidron fractal configuration is utilized as a self-complementary structure on each face of a 3D frame to attain SWB characteristics. The antenna is excited through a tapered microstrip balun for both mode transforming and impedance matching. A prototype of the proposed antenna, including the 3D frame fabricated with the help of a 3D printer and Spidron fractal patches made of copper tape, is experimentally verified. The measured −10 dB reflection ratio bandwidth is 34:1 (0.44–15.38 GHz). The peak gain varies from 3.42 to 9.29 dBi within the operating frequency bandwidth. The measured radiation patterns are nearly omnidirectional at all operating frequency bands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5f308a251e94f3eb091d34711c03a372022-12-22T02:20:55ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172017-09-0171097910.3390/app7100979app71009793D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated CopperOh Heon Kwon0Won Bin Park1Sungwoo Lee2Jong Min Lee3Young Mi Park4Keum Cheol Hwang5School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, KoreaSchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, KoreaSchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, KoreaSchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, KoreaElectronic Warfare PMO, Agency for Defense Development, Daejeon 305-600, KoreaSchool of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, KoreaIn this paper, a 3D-printed super-wideband (SWB) Spidron fractal cube antenna is proposed. The Spidron fractal configuration is utilized as a self-complementary structure on each face of a 3D frame to attain SWB characteristics. The antenna is excited through a tapered microstrip balun for both mode transforming and impedance matching. A prototype of the proposed antenna, including the 3D frame fabricated with the help of a 3D printer and Spidron fractal patches made of copper tape, is experimentally verified. The measured −10 dB reflection ratio bandwidth is 34:1 (0.44–15.38 GHz). The peak gain varies from 3.42 to 9.29 dBi within the operating frequency bandwidth. The measured radiation patterns are nearly omnidirectional at all operating frequency bands.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/10/9793D-printed antennaself-complementarySpidron fractalsuper-wideband antenna |
| spellingShingle | Oh Heon Kwon Won Bin Park Sungwoo Lee Jong Min Lee Young Mi Park Keum Cheol Hwang 3D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated Copper Applied Sciences 3D-printed antenna self-complementary Spidron fractal super-wideband antenna |
| title | 3D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated Copper |
| title_full | 3D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated Copper |
| title_fullStr | 3D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated Copper |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated Copper |
| title_short | 3D-Printed Super-Wideband Spidron Fractal Cube Antenna with Laminated Copper |
| title_sort | 3d printed super wideband spidron fractal cube antenna with laminated copper |
| topic | 3D-printed antenna self-complementary Spidron fractal super-wideband antenna |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/10/979 |
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