TY - JOUR
T1 - A microstrip antenna based on a standing-wave fractal geometry for CubeSat applications
AU - Ángel Figueroa-Torres, Cruz
AU - Luis Medina-Monroy, José
AU - Lobato-Morales, Humberto
AU - Arturo Chávez-Pérez, Ricardo
AU - Calvillo-Téllez, Andrés
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - A planar antenna based on the open-loop standing-wave radiator following a fractal design is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna operates at 2.45 GHz with circular polarization and directional radiation, and is designed over an FR-4 substrate. Design methodology and optimization of the structure are detailed. Simulated and experimental results are presented with good agreement between them. Due to its radiation characteristics, reduced dimensions, and low weight, the proposed antenna is an excellent candidate for CubeSat applications.
AB - A planar antenna based on the open-loop standing-wave radiator following a fractal design is presented in this paper. The proposed antenna operates at 2.45 GHz with circular polarization and directional radiation, and is designed over an FR-4 substrate. Design methodology and optimization of the structure are detailed. Simulated and experimental results are presented with good agreement between them. Due to its radiation characteristics, reduced dimensions, and low weight, the proposed antenna is an excellent candidate for CubeSat applications.
KW - CubeSat systems
KW - circular polarization
KW - fractal antenna
KW - planar antenna
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U2 - 10.1002/mop.30009
DO - 10.1002/mop.30009
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0895-2477
VL - 58
SP - 2210
EP - 2214
JO - Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
JF - Microwave and Optical Technology Letters
IS - 9
ER -