Title :
AMCs comprised of interdigital capacitor FSS layers enable lower cost applications
Author :
Rogers, S. ; McKinzie, W. ; Mendolia, G.
Author_Institution :
Etenna Corp., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
The focus of this work was to reduce manufacturing costs of printed artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs) by employing interdigital capacitors to enhance the effective sheet capacitance of the FSS without resorting to a second layer of overlapping patches. A 2.8 GHz AMC was fabricated and tested to demonstrate the concept. This AMC was then used to demonstrate a 2.9 GHz low profile antenna. Cost savings for this alternative manufacturing technique are estimated to be at least 50%.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; frequency selective surfaces; monopole antennas; thin film capacitors; 2.8 GHz; 2.9 GHz; AMC; effective sheet capacitance; interdigital capacitor FSS layers; interdigital capacitors; low profile antenna; monopole antenna; printed artificial magnetic conductors; Capacitance; Capacitors; Conductors; Costs; Couplings; Fabrication; Frequency selective surfaces; Reflection; Tellurium; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2003. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7846-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2003.1219263
