?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F347%2F&rft.title=Design+of+a+Miniaturized+Ism-Band+Fractal+Antenna&rft.creator=Azaro%2C+Renzo&rft.creator=Boato%2C+Giulia&rft.creator=Donelli%2C+Massimo&rft.creator=Franceschini%2C+Gabriele&rft.creator=Martini%2C+Anna&rft.creator=Massa%2C+Andrea&rft.subject=TU+Technical+Reports+and+Publications&rft.description=Miniaturization+techniques+for+antenna+design+based+on+fractal+geometries+are+of+growing+interest+in+wireless+communications.+In+this+letter%2C+the+design+of+a+miniaturized+fractal+antenna+prototype+is+described.+Towards+this+end%2C+a+particle+swarm+optimizer+is+used+to+simultaneously+optimize+the+fractal+shape+as+wll+as+the+input+impedance+by+acting+on+the+thickness+of+the+antenna+segments+to+avoid+matching+networks.+The+effectiveness+of+the+approach+is+confirmed+by+means+of+simulated+as+well+as+experimental+results&rft.date=2005-06&rft.type=Technical+Report&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eledia.org%2Fstudents-reports%2F347%2F1%2FDIT-05-009.pdf&rft.identifier=++Azaro%2C+Renzo+and+Boato%2C+Giulia+and+Donelli%2C+Massimo+and+Franceschini%2C+Gabriele+and+Martini%2C+Anna+and+Massa%2C+Andrea++(2005)+Design+of+a+Miniaturized+Ism-Band+Fractal+Antenna.++%5BTechnical+Report%5D++++(In+Press)++