Title :
A novel EBG structured ground plane for microstrip antennas
Author :
Menon, Sreedevi K. ; Lethakumary, B. ; Aanandan, C.K. ; Vasudevan, K. ; Mohanan, P.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Res. in Electromagn. & Antennas, Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., India
Abstract :
A simple electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structure consisting of cross-shapes etched in the ground plane of microstrip transmission line is presented. Microstrip antenna characteristics on employing this EBG structure as ground plane are also studied.
Keywords :
antenna earths; antenna radiation patterns; microstrip antennas; photonic band gap; EBG structure; cross-shapes; electromagnetic band gap; ground plane; microstrip antennas; microstrip transmission line; Antennas and propagation; Dielectric substrates; Etching; Frequency; Lattices; Metamaterials; Microstrip antennas; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551876
