Title :
Comparison of electromagnetic band-gap structures for microstrip antenna arrays on thin substrates
Author :
Pynttäri, Vesa ; Mäkinen, Riku ; Ruhanen, Antti ; Heikkinen, Jouko ; Kivikoski, Markku
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Tampere Univ. of Technol.
Abstract :
The isolation properties of four different EBG structures are compared in planar antenna arrays. A novel 2-D fork-like structure proposed in this work is found to be the most efficient for the reduction of the mutual coupling between E-plane coupled antennas. The simulation results are validated by measurements
Keywords :
microstrip antenna arrays; photonic band gap; planar antenna arrays; 2D fork-like structure; E-plane coupled antennas; electromagnetic band-gap structures; microstrip antenna arrays; mutual coupling reduction; planar antenna arrays; thin substrates; Bandwidth; Dipole antennas; Linear antenna arrays; Metamaterials; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mutual coupling; Patch antennas; Periodic structures; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0123-2
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2006.1711243
