An implementation of directional antenna by self-biased magnetic photonic crystal

作者:Sa, Zhong-hao; Poo, Yin; Wu, Rui-xin*; Xiao, Chao
来源:Applied Physics A, 2014, 117(2): 427-431.
DOI:10.1007/s00339-014-8689-4

摘要

A practical method was proposed to implement the directional antenna by self-biased magnetic photonic crystals (MPC). By studying the influence of the shell's boundary shapes and the source's position on the antenna radiation, we designed an antenna with a good directional radiation performance by utilizing MPC in hexagonal lattice to fill a left-handed material (LHM) shell with a special shape. The implementation provides a practical way of LHM in the antenna applications.