Modification of the radiation patterns of higher order modes of triangular printed antennas by EBG ground planes

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 124-128

  Siakavara, Katherine ^a   Ganatsos, Theodoros ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic band gap (EBG) ground; Highimpedance surfaces; Microstrip antennas

Indexed keywords

DUAL FREQUENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC BAND GAPS; FAR-FIELD; GROUND PLANES; HIGH IMPEDANCE SURFACE; HIGH-DIRECTIVITY; HIGHER MODE; HIGHER-ORDER MODES; MICROSTRIPES; PRINTED ANTENNA; RADIATION PATTERNS; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; THIRD-ORDER; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; FREQUENCY BANDS; ION BEAMS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 77953777100     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2008.2010958     Document Type: Article

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