Fractal Antennas: Design, Characteristics and Application

1 University of Banjaluka, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Patre 5, 78000 Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, E-mail: nemanjapoprzen@gmail 2 University of Banjaluka, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Patre 5, 78000 Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, E-mail: [email protected] Abstract: This report will describe the theories and techniques for shrinking the size of an antenna through the use of fractals. Fractal antennas can obtain radiation pattern and input impedance similar to a longer antenna, yet take less area due to the many contours of the shape. Fractal antennas are a fairly new research area and are likely to have a promising future in many applications.