Fractal counterpoise, groundplane, loads and resonators
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Abstract
An antenna system includes a fractalized element that may be a ground counterpoise, a top-hat located load assembly, or a microstrip patch antenna having at least one element whose physical shape is at least partially defined as a first or higher iteration deterministic fractal. The resultant fractal element may rely upon an opening angle for performance, and is more compact than non-Euclidean ground counterpoise elements or the like. A vertical antenna system includes a vertical element that may also be a fractal, and a vertical antenna can include vertically spaced-apart fractal conductive and passive elements, and at least one fractal ground element. Various antenna configurations may be fabricated on opposite surfaces of a substrate, including a flexible substrate, and may be tuned by rotating elements relative to each other, and/or by varying the spaced-apart distance therebetween. Fractalized ground counterpoise elements and/or microstrip patch antenna systems may be fabricated on a flexible printed circuit substrate, and/or placed within the support mount of a cellular telephone car antenna.
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35 Claims
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22. An antenna and circuit combination comprising:
an antenna disposed on and electrically connected to a transceiver circuit, wherein the antenna includes at least one physical shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the antenna, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with the antenna.- View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A ground plane and circuit combination comprising:
a first ground plane disposed on a transceiver circuit, wherein the first ground plane includes at least one physical shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the ground plane, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with an antenna.- View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. An antenna counterpoise and circuit combination comprising:
a first antenna counterpoise disposed on a transceiver circuit, wherein the first antenna counterpoise includes at least one physical shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the first antenna counterpoise, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with an antenna.- View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An antenna resonator filter and circuit combination comprising:
a first antenna resonator filter disposed on a transceiver circuit, wherein the first antenna resonator filter includes at least one physical shape defined substantially as a deterministic fractal of iteration N≧
2 for at least a portion of the first antenna resonator filter, and wherein the transceiver circuit includes at least one of a receiver, a transmitter, and a transceiver adapted for use with an antenna.- View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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