Ga-based design of artificial magnetic ground planes (AMGS) utilizing frequency-selective surfaces for bandwidth enhancement of microstrip antennas

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-13

  Yeo, Junho ^a   Ma, Ji Fu ^a   Mittra, Raj ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial magnetic ground plane (AMG): Genetic algorithm (GA); Frequency selective surface (FSS); Microstrip antennas

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC GROUND PLANE (AMG); FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE SURFACE (FSS); LOW-COST DESIGN; PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; REFLECTION; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 10944236174     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20532     Document Type: Article

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