A low-cost fabrication technique for symmetrical and asymmetrical layer-by-layer photonic crystals at submillimeter-wave frequencies

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2384-2392

  Gonzalo, Ramon ^a,b   Martinez, Beatriz ^b   Mann, Chris M ^c   Pellemans, Harm ^d   Bolivar, Peter Haring ^d   De Maagt, Peter ^a,e  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Photonic crystal; Planar antennas; Submillimeter wave antennas; Surface wave modes

Indexed keywords

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SURFACE WAVE MODES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FABRICATION; SILICON WAFERS;

MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0036772107     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2002.803446     Document Type: Article

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