DocumentCode
770303
Title
An application of high-impedance ground planes to phased array antennas
Author
Broas, Romulo F Jimenez ; Sievenpiper, Daniel F. ; Yablonovitch, Eli
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
53
Issue
4
fYear
2005
fDate
4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1377
Lastpage
1381
Abstract
The high-impedance surface was used as the antenna ground plane between two radiator elements to reduce the inter-element coupling between them. Measurement reveals the optimum performance occurred at the bandgap due to the suppression of surface currents in the ground plane.
Keywords
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; surface impedance; antenna ground plane application; bandgap; high-impedance surface; interelement coupling; phased array antenna; radiator element; surface current suppression; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Cellular phones; Geometry; Phased arrays; Photonic band gap; Resonance; Surface impedance; Surface waves; Telephone sets; Bandgap; coupling; phased array antennas; surface impedance; surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.2005.844408
Filename
1417217
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