Strong Quantum Confinement Effects and Chiral Excitons in Bio-Inspired ZnO-Amino Acid Cocrystals

Elucidating the underlying principles behind band gap engineering is paramount for the successful implementation of semiconductors in photonic and optoelectronic devices. Recently it has been shown that the band gap of a wide and direct band gap semiconductor, such as ZnO, can be modified upon cocrystallization with amino acids, with the role of...

EBG Enhanced Reflector Feeds for Wide Angle Scanning Applications

This work is an extension of a series of works on the use of dielectric super-layers to shape the radiation pattern of each feed composing a focal plane imaging array. Using dielectric super-layers, the spill over from the reflectors are reduced without increasing the dimensions of each aperture. These effects are achieved when the inter-element...

EBG enhanced dielectric lens antennas for the imaging at sub-mm waves

This paper presents a truly integrated antennas in mm and sub-mm wave regimes can be realized by printing planar radiating elements in the focal plane of elliptical or extended hemispherical lens antennas. The elliptical shape of the lens gives high focusing properties provided that its eccentricity is properly related to its dielectric constant...

Planar Circularly Symmetric EBG Structures for Reducing Surface Waves in Printed Antennas

This paper discusses the design and analysis of planar circularly symmetric (PCS) electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures for reducing the surface waves excited by printed antennas on dense dielectric substrates. The key advantage of the circularly symmetric geometries is that a surface wave generated by a source located at its center...