fractalGasket
Description
The fractalGasket
object creates an equilateral
triangle-shaped Sierpinski's Gasket fractal antenna. These fractals are used in building
communications systems, wireless networks, universal tactic communications systems,
mobile devices, telematics, and radio frequency identification (RFID)
antennas.
A fractal antenna uses a self-similar design to maximize the length or increase the perimeter of a material that transmits or receives electromagnetic radiation within a given volume or area. The main advantage of fractal antennas is that they are compact, which is important requirement for small and complex circuits. Fractal antennas also have more input impedance or resistance due to increased length or perimeter.
All fractal antennas are printed structures that are etched on a dielectric substrate.
Creation
Description
creates an
equilateral triangle-shaped Sierpinski’s gasket fractal antenna. The default
planar fractal antenna is in the shape of a bowtie which is center-fed. The
antenna resonates at a frequency of 1.3 GHz.ant
= fractalGasket
sets properties using one or more name-value pairs. For example,
ant
= fractalGasket(Name,Value)ant = fractalGasket('NumIterations',4)
creates a
Sierpinski's Gasket with four iterations.
Properties
Object Functions
show | Display antenna, array structures or shapes |
axialRatio | Axial ratio of antenna |
beamwidth | Beamwidth of antenna |
charge | Charge distribution on antenna or array surface |
current | Current distribution on antenna or array surface |
design | Design prototype antenna or arrays for resonance around specified frequency |
efficiency | Radiation efficiency of antenna |
EHfields | Electric and magnetic fields of antennas; Embedded electric and magnetic fields of antenna element in arrays |
impedance | Input impedance of antenna; scan impedance of array |
mesh | Mesh properties of metal, dielectric antenna, or array structure |
meshconfig | Change mesh mode of antenna structure |
optimize | Optimize antenna or array using SADEA optimizer |
pattern | Radiation pattern and phase of antenna or array; Embedded pattern of antenna element in array |
patternAzimuth | Azimuth pattern of antenna or array |
patternElevation | Elevation pattern of antenna or array |
rcs | Calculate and plot radar cross section (RCS) of platform, antenna, or array |
returnLoss | Return loss of antenna; scan return loss of array |
sparameters | Calculate S-parameter for antenna and antenna array objects |
vswr | Voltage standing wave ratio of antenna |
Examples
Version History
Introduced in R2018b