Experimental 2D characterization of the electromagnetic field distribution scattered by an EBG cylinder

Author

Matekovits, Ladislau ; Dassano, Gianluca ; Orefice, Mario

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Politec. di Torino, Turin, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

8-14 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Experimental characterization of the electromagnetic field behind a cylindrical obstacle covered with an Electromagnetic Band-Gap (EBG) structure consisting of a width-modulated microstrip line on a flexible dielectric substrate is described. Such a characterization is carried out by a semi-automatic set-up, which allows a 2D scanning over an area of several wavelengths in the Ku band. The effect of the novel type of cloaking configuration is characterized, by comparing the field distribution behind the object with respect to the uncloaked configuration.

Keywords

electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave scattering; flexible electronics; invisibility cloaks; microstrip lines; photonic band gap; 2D characterization; 2D scanning; EBG cylinder; EBG structure; Ku band; cloaking configuration; cylindrical obstacle; electromagnetic band-gap structure; electromagnetic field distribution; flexible dielectric substrate; semiautomatic set-up; uncloaked configuration; width-modulated microstrip line; Apertures; Dielectric measurements; Electromagnetic fields; Metamaterials; Microstrip; Microwave measurements; Periodic structures;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0461-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2012.6348944

Filename

6348944