Analysis of membrane support structures for integrated antenna usage on two-dimensional photonic-bandgap structures

Author

Reynolds, Andrew L. ; Chong, Harold M H ; Thayne, Iain G. ; Arnold, John M. ; De Maagt, Peter

Author_Institution

Electromagn. Div., Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

49

Issue

7

fYear

2001

fDate

7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1254

Lastpage

1261

Abstract

The study of the transmission of electromagnetic waves through a photonic crystal with various membranes placed over the surface is presented in this paper. A difference in performance is observed even for a membrane thickness that is unable to support guided substrate modes through total internal reflection. The transmittance has been investigated for two crystal orientations, assuming normally incident external plane waves on a finite thickness two-dimensional (2-D) photonic crystals both with and without a membrane. The angular transmission response is characterized by scanning the incidence angle of the impinging plane wave to cover all available angles within the 2D periodic plane of the structure

Keywords

active antennas; membranes; microwave photonics; millimetre wave antennas; photonic band gap; submillimetre wave antennas; 2D periodic plane; angular transmission response; crystal orientations; guided substrate modes; impinging plane wave; incidence angle; integrated antenna usage; membrane support structures; membrane thickness; normally incident external plane waves; total internal reflection; transmittance; two-dimensional photonic-bandgap structures; Biomembranes; Dielectric substrates; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency; Integrated circuit technology; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Planar arrays; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9480

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/22.932244

Filename

932244