Multi-resonant broadband antenna
A multi-resonant broadband antenna constructed with a dielectric substrate; a fractal radiation element having a predetermined fractal grid structure adhered on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate. A feed line adhered on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate feeds the fractal radiation element, and a ground plane positioned on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the feed line, is physically separated by the dielectric substrate from the feed line.
1. A multi-resonant broadband antenna, comprising:
a dielectric substrate;
a fractal radiation element adhered on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate and having a predetermined fractal grid structure;
a feed line adhered on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate to feed the fractal radiation element;
a ground plane positioned on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the feed line, and the ground plane being disposed at portions of the lower surface above which the fractal radiation elements are not geometrically projected; and
a fractal parasitic radiation element disposed on a position of the lower surface of the dielectric substrate opposite to the fractal radiation element, the fractal parasitic radiation element being spaced apart and discrete from the ground plane and the fractal radiation element.
2. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 1 , comprising the fractal parasitic radiation element disposed to re-radiate electromagnetic waves radiated from the fractal radiation element.
3. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 2 , comprised of the dielectric substrate and at least one or more fractal parasitic radiation elements further stacked on one of the fractal radiation element or underneath the fractal parasitic radiation element.
4. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 3 , comprised of the fractal radiation element and the fractal parasitic radiation element have the same fractal structures.
5. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 3 , comprised of the fractal radiation element and the fractal parasitic radiation element have different fractal structures.
6. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 2 , comprising at least one or more electrically conducting vias formed between the fractal radiation element and the fractal parasitic radiation element.
7. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 3 , comprising at least one or more electrically conducting vias formed between the fractal parasitic radiation elements.
8. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 7 , comprised of the at least one or more electrically conducting vias being disposed at a point of an outermost periphery of a fractal pattern of the fractal radiation element, with the point being separated from the feed line with a farthest distance among all of points of the outermost periphery of the fractal pattern of the factual radiation element.
9. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 6 , comprised of the at least one or more electrically conducting vias being disposed at a point of an outermost periphery of a fractal pattern of the fractal radiation element, with the point being separated from the feed line with a farthest distance among all of points of the outermost periphery of the fractal pattern of the factual radiation element.
10. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 2 , comprised of the fractal radiation element and the fractal parasitic radiation element have the same fractal structures.
11. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 2 , comprised of the fractal radiation element and the fractal parasitic radiation element have different fractal structures.
12. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 1 , comprised of electrical conductors comprising a fractal structure comprised of at least one of a cross shape, a herringbone shape, a lightning shape, a Hilbert shape, and an inverted V shape disposed repeatedly to form an array forming the fractal radiation element.
13. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 12 , comprised of the fractal radiation element having a fractal grid structure comprising an array having at least one or more basic structures of one of an octagonal shape, a circular shape, and a square shape.
14. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 13 , with the fractal radiation element comprising a fractal grid structure having an open portion.
15. The multi-resonant broadband antenna of claim 13 , comprised of “L”-shaped fractal grid structures added to corners of the octagonal shape of the fractal radiation element, and end portions of the “L”-shaped fractal grid structure are open or closed.