Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i6/141890
Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-5
Original Article
K. Sudha*, H. D. Praveena, Sai Raja Narendra and R. Anjaneya Srujit
Department of ECE, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati - 517102, Andhra Pradesh, India; [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
*Author for correspondence
K. Sudha
Department of ECE, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati - 517102, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Email: [email protected]
Objective: To design a frequency reconfigurable fractal antenna for satellite applications. Methods: Using fractal geometries, a novel structure has been developed to operate the antenna at X (8-12 GHz), Ku (12-18 GHz) and Ka (26.5-40 GHz) bands. Findings: Frequency reconfigurable antennas are generally equipped with PIN diodes or MEMS switches etc., by controlling the switch conditions (ON or OFF) the proposed antenna can be operated either at X or Ku or Ka band. Various parameters of the antenna like reflection coefficient, gain, VSWR, radiation pattern, bandwidth were also determined. Application: This proposed antenna is compact in size and good impedance matching is achieved compared to existing antennas and hence it is very suitable to satellite applications.
Keywords: Frequency Reconfigurable Antenna, Quasi Fractal, FEKO, MEMS, MOM
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