• DocumentCode
    2696729
  • Title

    Radiation Efficiency Enhancement of Slot Antennas using EBG-Pin Inclusion

  • Author

    Habib, Mohamed A. ; Nedil, Mourad ; Denidni, Tayeb A.

  • Author_Institution
    INRS-EMT, Quebec Univ., Montreal, Que.
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    9-14 July 2006
  • Firstpage
    2295
  • Lastpage
    2298
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a new technique of efficiency enhancement using pins as via connectors in the coplanar waveguide (CPW) substrate of the antenna is introduced. Via connectors join the upper and lower conductor CB-CPW (conductor backed CPW) ground planes. This forbids the propagation of surface wave between the ground planes. To validate the proposed approach, numerical simulations and experimental measurements were carried out, and the obtained results are presented and discussed
  • Keywords
    antenna feeds; antenna radiation patterns; coplanar waveguides; photonic band gap; slot antennas; EBG-pin inclusion; conductor backed CPW ground planes; coplanar waveguide substrate; electromagnetic band gap; radiation efficiency enhancement; slot antennas; via connectors; Antennas and propagation; Connectors; Coplanar waveguides; Metamaterials; Optical losses; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals; Pins; Slot antennas; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Albuquerque, NM
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0123-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2006.1711050
  • Filename
    1711050