A directive resonator antenna using degenerate band edge crystals

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 799-803

  Yarga, Salih ^a   Sertel, Kubilay ^a   Volakis, John L ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial anisotropic dielectrics; Degenerate band edge crystals; Directive antennas; Electromagnetic band gap structures; Periodic structures; Photonic crystals

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUMS; ANISOTROPIC PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; ANTENNA DESIGNS; ANTENNA PERFORMANCE; APERTURE EFFICIENCIES; ARTIFICIAL ANISOTROPIC DIELECTRICS; DEGENERATE BAND EDGE CRYSTALS; DIRECTIVE RADIATIONS; DIRECTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND GAP STRUCTURES; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATIONS; FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS; GROUND PLANES; RESONATOR ANTENNAS; SMALL ANTENNAE;

ANISOTROPY; BARIUM; BARIUM TITANATE; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; ENERGY GAP; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHOTONIC BAND GAP;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 65549103980     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2013451     Document Type: Article

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