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Reconfigurable Low Profile Antennas Using Tunable High Impedance Surfaces, David Cure
Reconfigurable Low Profile Antennas Using Tunable High Impedance Surfaces, David Cure
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation shows a detailed investigation on reconfigurable low profile antennas using tunable high impedance surfaces (HIS). The specific class of HIS used in this dissertation is called a frequency selective surface (FSS). This type of periodic structure is fabricated to create artificial magnetic conductors (AMCs) that exhibit properties similar to perfect magnetic conductors (PMCs). The antennas are intended for radiometric sensing applications in the biomedical field. For the particular sensing application of interest in this dissertation, the performance of the antenna sub-system is the most critical aspect of the radiometer design where characteristics such as small size, light weight, …