Fractal Antennas: A Novel Miniaturization Technique for Next Generation Networks

Emerging applications of wireless communication system demand adaptability and unobtrusiveness in antenna system. Besides this, the main constraints in advanced telecommunication systems are performance, size, weight, cost, ease of installation of antenna. One of the successful approaches is “Fractal Antennas”. The reason behind popularity of these antennas is their electrically large structure which adjusts very efficiently into compact areas. This paper describes about a review of fractal antenna, its types, generation process and different geometries already used to design antennas. Keywords— Antennas, Fractals, Multiband Antennas

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