Design and optimization of uniplanar EBG structures

S. D. Assimonis; T. V. Yioultsis; I. T. Rekanos; E. E. Kriezis; C. S. Antonopoulos

doi:10.3233/JAE-2012-1519

Design and optimization of uniplanar EBG structures

S. D. Assimonis, T. V. Yioultsis^*, I. T. Rekanos, E. E. Kriezis, C. S. Antonopoulos

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School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Abstract

Electromagnetic bandgaps (EBG) are periodic formations, inspired by photonic crystals, exhibiting prohibited frequency bands for electromagnetic wave propagation. The uniplanar EBG is particularly assessed, due to its fabrication simplicity and is found to exhibit a propagation mode that cancels the desired bandgap behaviour. Two new planar EBG structures, without such modes are presented, retaining the distinct feature of easy fabrication, since the metallic structures are exclusively on the interface layers, with no vertical connections. The EBGs are optimized to maximize the bandgap, making them suitable for the design of wideband microwave circuits and antennas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	615-621
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics
Volume	39
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/JAE-2012-1519
Publication status	Published - 09 Oct 2012

Keywords

compact antennas
electromagnetic bandgaps (EBG)
mutual coupling reduction
dispersion diagram

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