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Heptagonal Fractal Antenna Array for Wireless Communications

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Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunications

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering ((LNEE,volume 372))

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Fractal antenna technology is geometry-based, not material based, that’s why novel design methodologies and novel fractal shapes helpful for further improvement of antenna parameters. Side lobe level is one of the prominent challenges at higher expansion (S) levels of fractal antenna arrays. This report primarily focuses on the design and analysis of heptagonal fractal planar array antenna, based on concentric circular ring sub array mathematical generator. Due to this new structure a notable improvement has observed in Directivity, Side lobe level and Side lobe level angle. These fractal arrays are analyzed and are simulated using by MATLAB programming.

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The authors are grateful to GITAM University, for the supporting and encouragement in the field of research.

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, India

    V. A. Sankar Ponnapalli & P. V. Y. Jayasree

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  1. Dept of Computer Science Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Techn. and Sciences, Vishakapatnam, India

    Suresh Chandra Satapathy

  2. Electronics & Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Electronics & Communication Engineering, Warangal, India

    N Bheema Rao

  3. Electronics & Communication Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological Univ, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

    S Srinivas Kumar

  4. Electronics & Communication Engineering, GITAM University Electronics & Communication Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

    C Dharma Raj

  5. Electronics & Communication Engineering, GITAM University Electronics & Communication Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

    V Malleswara Rao

  6. Electronics & Communication Engineering, GITAM University Electronics & Communication Engineering, Visakhapatnam, India

    G V K Sarma

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Sankar Ponnapalli, V.A., Jayasree, P.V.Y. (2016). Heptagonal Fractal Antenna Array for Wireless Communications. In: Satapathy, S., Rao, N., Kumar, S., Raj, C., Rao, V., Sarma, G. (eds) Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunications. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 372. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2728-1_34

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