On EBG structures for cellular phone applications

AEU - International Journal of Electronics and Communications

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 403-408

  Bilotti, Filiberto ^a   Vegni, Lucio ^a   Viviani, Francesca ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial magnetic conductors; Back radiation; EBG; High impedance ground planes; Mobile phones; Patch antennas

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ENERGY GAP; MICROWAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTORS; BACK-RADIATION; EBG; ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND GAP (EBG); HIGH IMPEDANCE GROUND-PLANES; MOBILE PHONES; PATCH ANTENNAS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 3042739440     PISSN: 14348411     EISSN: 16180399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1434-8411-54100192     Document Type: Article

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