Title :
A novel multilayer photonic band-gap (PBG) structure for microstrip circuits and antennas
Author :
Caloz, C. ; Chang, C.-C. ; Qian, Y. ; Itoh, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The concept of the uniplanar compact PBG (UC-PBG) is extended to a novel architecture, which consists of several UC-PBG plates stacked up in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the substrate. This novel multilayer PBG is introduced here as the substrate for a microstrip line, and the resulting configuration builds a low-pass filter. In this design, the multilayer PBG includes two UC-PBGs with different periodicities. Simulated and measured transmission parameters in comparison with the corresponding monolayer UC-PBG show that the introduction of a second UC-PBG drastically enhances the width of the stop-band, as a result of the overlap of stop-bands associated with each UC-PBG layer.
Keywords :
band-stop filters; low-pass filters; microstrip antennas; microstrip circuits; microstrip filters; multilayers; substrates; low-pass filter; microstrip antennas; microstrip circuits; multilayer photonic band-gap structure; stop-band width; substrate; uniplanar compact PBG; Circuits; Dielectric substrates; Electromagnetic waveguides; Magnetic separation; Microstrip antennas; Microstrip filters; Nonhomogeneous media; Photonic band gap; Prototypes; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.959771
