High-directivity patch antenna with both photonic bandgap substrate and photonic bandgap cover

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-44

  Qiu, Min ^a   He, Sailing ^a,b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

FDTD method; Patch antenna; Photonic bandgap

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; SUBSTRATES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYER; PHOTONIC BANDGAP COVER; PHOTONIC BANDGAP SUBSTRATE;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 0035811931     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.1214     Document Type: Article

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