Title :
Simulating Photonic Bandgap Antennas on Silicon Substrate
Author :
Haridas, Nakul ; Erdogan, Ahmet T. ; Walton, Anthony J. ; Arslan, Tughrul
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Electron., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Abstract :
With the idea of having antennas on chip, this paper describes an implementation of a micro antenna fabricated on a silicon substrate in order to have uniformity in fabrication steps that will help bring down cost of manufacturing and efficiency of design. We have also looked into the field of photonic or electromagnetic bandgap (PBG/EBG) structures to increase the efficiency of the antenna by reducing the material loss and prevent surface waves to travel through the substrate.
Keywords :
microstrip antennas; microwave photonics; photonic band gap; planar antennas; surface electromagnetic waves; PBG patch antennas; Si; antenna efficiency; electromagnetic bandgap structure; material loss; microantenna fabrication; photonic bandgap antennas; planar antenna; silicon substrate; surface waves; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Dielectric materials; Dielectric substrates; Fabrication; Frequency; Optical losses; Patch antennas; Photonic band gap; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas, Propagation & EM Theory, 2006. ISAPE '06. 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Guilin
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0162-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0163-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISAPE.2006.353391
