Title :
Substrate edge effects in leaky wave antenna based on Complementary Split Ring Resonators
Author :
Eggermont, Stéphanie ; Huynen, Isabelle
Author_Institution :
Microwave Lab., Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
Abstract :
This paper discusses radiation phenomena in a metamaterial transmission line based on series capacitive gaps and CSRRs periodically loading a host microstrip line and acting as a leaky-wave antenna. The analysis performed for different distances between CSRRs and the substrate edges shows that in narrow substrates destructive interference occurs between free-space leaky wave radiation and surface wave modes, reflected at substrate edges.
Keywords :
Circuit simulation; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Frequency; Interference; Laboratories; Leaky wave antennas; Metamaterials; Optical ring resonators; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2010 Proceedings of the Fourth European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona, Spain
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6431-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-84-7653-472-4
