New Microstrip Gap Waveguide on Mushroom-Type EBG for Packaging of Microwave Components
Journal article, 2012

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.

Gap waveguides

mushrooms-type electromagnetic band-gap (EBG)

microstrip lines

packaging

Author

Elena Pucci

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Eva Rajo

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Per-Simon Kildal

Chalmers, Signals and Systems, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

1531-1309 (ISSN) 15581764 (eISSN)

Vol. 22 3 129-131 6157653

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Subject Categories

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

DOI

10.1109/LMWC.2011.2182638

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