Compact 2D Hilbert microstrip resonators

Novel compact microstrip resonators consisting of multiple 2D Hilbert prefractal curves are presented. Proposed resonators use fractal curves of the 3rd and 4th orders to achieve length reduction of over 64% and 81%, respectively, when compared to the conventional capacitively coupled resonators tuned to the same frequency. A configuration with fractal curves of the 3rd order, fabricated in standard PCB technology, exhibits improvement of unloaded Q-factor within range from 15% to 90%, depending on the resonant frequency. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 270–273, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21324