Reconfigurable harmonic suppressed fractal dipole antenna

A small active frequency reconfigurable Koch dipole antenna is presented with harmonic suppression capability. Open circuit stub is coupled to the antenna's terminal and the tapered balun. Three pairs of diodes are used for tuning purposes. The first prototype can be tuned at 722.7 MHz, 809 MHz, 1050.5 MHz, and 2361.5 MHz, respectively. At the same time the antenna can suppress undesired harmful harmonic frequencies of 2.4 GHz, 2.75 GHz, and 2.85 GHz. Simulation and measurement results obtained are in good agreement, which have confirmed the design concept.

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