Abstract
This paper explains the proposal for a wide-band, low-cost, high-gain hexagonal fractal array for wideband applications. The final iteration structure is composed of four hexagonal patch sections with an fr4 substrate. Such an array is designed for working in 1922–2475 MHz with a gain of 8 dBi. The Microstrip hexagonal antenna is designed and simulated using a tool called HFSS with a dielectric constant of 4.4 and the thickness of the PCB is 1.6 mm. The expected results are achieved with the help of a fractal array and defective ground plane. The measurement results are required to validate the simulation results, so the fabrication of the hexagonal array antenna is done and also successfully measured. The measurements were completed on 260 × 95 mm PCB with 1.6 mm thickness and acquired the results of 8.11 dBi Gain, an aperture angle of 13.5° roughly.
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Kattimani, B., Patil, R.R. (2023). Design and Fabrication of Microstrip Hexagonal Fractal Array Antenna for Wideband Applications. In: Ray, K.P., Dixit, A., Adhikari, D., Mathew, R. (eds) Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Signal and Data Processing. CSDP 2022. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1026. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1410-4_5
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