New Microstrip Gap Waveguide on Mushroom-Type EBG for Packaging of Microwave Components
- 1 March 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters
- Vol. 22 (3), 129-131
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lmwc.2011.2182638
Abstract
The gap waveguide has been recently presented as a new transmission line technology using artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs) to allow the wave propagation only along a desired path. The first validation has been provided using a lid of metal pins as AMC for high frequency applications. In this letter, simulations and measurement results are presented for another version called microstrip gap waveguide, working as inverted microstrip line and realized using a mushroom-type EBG surface. The transmission line is surrounded by mushrooms which create a parallel plate stop band, suppressing cavity modes and unwanted radiations compared to standard packaged microstrip transmission lines. The field propagates in the air gap between the upper lid and the mushrooms layer, providing a low loss compact circuit made in printed technology.Keywords
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