Radiation Properties of a Planar Antenna on a Photonic-Crystal Substrate

Authors

Elliott R. Brown, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
C. D. Parker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E. Yablonovitch, Bell Communications Research

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-1993

Identifier/URL

43038216 (Pure)

Abstract

The photonic crystal is investigated as a substrate material for planar antennas in the microwave and millimeter-wave bands. Experimental results are presented for a bow-tie antenna on a (111)-oriented facecentered- cubic photonic-crystal substrate with a band gap between approximately 13 and 16 GHz. When driven at 13.2 GHz, the antenna radiates predominantly into the air rather than into the substrate. This suggests that highly efficient planar antennas can be made on photonic-crystal regions fabricated in semiconductor substrates such as GaAs.

Repository Citation

Brown, E. R., Parker, C. D., & Yablonovitch, E. (1993). Radiation Properties of a Planar Antenna on a Photonic-Crystal Substrate. Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 10 (2), 404-407.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/physics/1417

DOI

10.1364/JOSAB.10.000404