Enhancement of sensitivity of microwave planar sensors with EBG structures

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1518-1522

  Garcia Banos B ^b   Cuesta Soto, F ^a,b   Griol, A ^b   Catala Civera J M ^a,b   Pitarch, J ^b  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microstrip; Microwave measurements; Periodic structures; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND GAP (EBG); MICROSTRIP SENSOR; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; WAVE GROUP VELOCITY;

BAND STRUCTURE; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

SENSORS;

EID: 33845610578     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2006.884506     Document Type: Article

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