A full-wave numerical approach for modal analysis of 1-D periodic microstrip structures

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1350-1362

  Baccarell, Paolo ^a,b   Nallo, Carlo Di ^a,c   Paulotto, Simone ^a,b   Jackson, David R ^a,d,e  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e Internatunal Union of Radio Science (URSI)   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic bandgap (EBG); Leaky waves (LWs); LW antennas; Method of moments (MoM); Microstrip; Mixed potential integral equation (MPIE); Periodic structures

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC BANDGAP (EBG); LEAKY WAVES (LWS); LW ANTENNAS; METHOD OF MOMENTS (MOM); MIXED-POTENTIAL INTEGRAL EQUATION (MPIE); PERIODIC STRUCTURES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GREEN'S FUNCTION; METALLIZING; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MODAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

MICROSTRIP LINES;

EID: 33645930991     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.871353     Document Type: Article

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