SELF-SIMILARITY IN DIFFRACTION BY A SELF-SIMILAR FRACTAL SCREEN.

Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Neal S. Holter, Vijay K. Varadan, Vasundara V. Varadan

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Abstract

Using the Sierpinski gasket as an example, it has been shown here that the paraxial Fraunhoffer-zone diffracted field of a self-similar fractal screen also exhibits self-similarity. This also establishes that fractal structures can be used with great profit in problems involving array syntheses. This accords with recent results showing that the Sierpinski gasket is itself a member of a much wider class of gaskets, and the potential for the use of fractal structures in electromagnetic (EM) problems may be vast indeed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)236-239
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
VolumeAP-35
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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