| Summary: | A terahertz Minkowski Island fractal antenna (MIFA) is presented in this work. The MIFA is etched on a 0.38 λo × 0.38 λo substrate with a resonant frequency of 0.29THz. An Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) based on the first iteration Minkowski Island fractal is designed and incorporated to improve antenna performance, such as gain and radiation efficiency at terahertz frequency for the first time in this work. The proposed antenna (MIFA with integrated AMC) footprint is 0.47 λo × 0.47 λo. The integration of AMC on the MIFA results in a 287.5 % increase in gain and 50 % increase in radiation efficiency. The bending analysis of the MIFA is investigated, and it was discovered that the proposed MIFA demonstrated a stable response. Therefore, the proposed MIFA is a suitable candidate for Terahertz applications such as body area network and medical diagnostics and telemedicine.
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