Wave shaping through finite electromagnetic bandgap structure

Transmission mechanisms and wave steering under localized feeding conditions through a finite electromagnetic bandgap structure are investigated both experimentally and theoretically. The artificial propagating medium consists of a two-dimensional metallic wire structure dimensioned for millimetre wave operation. By analogy with electron propagation in semiconductor heterostructures, the signatures of ‘modal‘ and ‘fluid‘ propagation regimes are experimentally demonstrated. Data are then analysed through electric field patterns calculated by means of a three-dimensional solver of Maxwell‘s equations.