Enhancement of printed dipole antennas characteristics using semi-EBG ground plane

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 993-1006

  Yang, F ^a   Demir, V ^a   Elsherbeni, D A ^a   Elsherbeni, A Z ^a   Eldek, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; RADIATION EFFECTS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANTENNA DESIGNS; ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND GAP (EBG); FDTD SIMULATIONS; RADIATION EFFICIENCY;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 33744972109     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939306776930330     Document Type: Article

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