Title :
Slot antennas on photonic band gap crystals
Author :
Leung, W.Y. ; Biswas, R. ; Cheng, Shi-Di ; Sigalas, M.M. ; McCalmont, J.S. ; Tuttle, G. ; Ho, K.-M.
Author_Institution :
Microelectron. Res. Center, Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The radiation patterns of a slot antenna placed on a photonic band gap crystal have been measured. We used a layer-by-layer photonic band gap crystal having a three-dimensional stop band between 12 and 15 GHz. The slot antenna radiation depends sensitively on the relative position and orientation of the slot in the surface unit cell of the photonic crystal. We have found configurations of the slot antenna with an increase of radiated power by 2-3 dB. The photonic band gap crystal can considerably improve the performance of a simple slot antenna
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; crystals; microwave antennas; photonic band gap; slot antennas; 12 to 15 GHz; photonic band gap crystals; radiation patterns; slot antenna; slot orientation; slot position; surface unit cell; three-dimensional stop band; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Coaxial components; Dielectric substrates; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Slot antennas; Stacking;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
