Antenna miniaturization using magnetic-photonic and degenerate band-edge crystals

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 12-28

  Volakis, J L ^a   Mumcu, G ^a   Sertel, K ^a   Chen, C C ^a   Lee, M ^a   Kramer, B ^a   Psychoudakis, D ^a   Kiziltas, G ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramics; Dielectric loaded antennas; Frozen mode; Impedance matching; Lumped element microwave circuits; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Microstrip antennas; Nonhomogeneous media; Optimization methods; Photonic crystal; Photonic crystal antennas; Slow wave structures; Small antennas; Unidirectionality; Wave slow down

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MINIATURE INSTRUMENTS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

DOUBLE BAND-EDGE MATERIALS; FROZEN MODE; MAGNETIC-PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SLOW WAVE STRUCTURES;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 33847613503     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2006.277151     Document Type: Article

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