Switchable Electromagnetic Bandgap Surface Wave Antenna

This paper presents a novel switchable electromagnetic bandgap surface wave antenna that can support both a surface wave and normal mode radiation for communications at 2.45 GHz. In the surface wave mode, the antenna has a monopole-like radiation pattern with a measured gain of 4.4 dBi at ±49° and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qiang Bai, Kenneth L. Ford, Richard J. Langley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/693852
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Summary:This paper presents a novel switchable electromagnetic bandgap surface wave antenna that can support both a surface wave and normal mode radiation for communications at 2.45 GHz. In the surface wave mode, the antenna has a monopole-like radiation pattern with a measured gain of 4.4 dBi at ±49° and a null on boresight. In the normal mode, the antenna operates like a back-fed microstrip patch antenna.
ISSN:1687-5869
1687-5877