Simulating Photonic Bandgap Antennas on Silicon Substrate

With the idea of having antennas on chip, this paper describes an implementation of a micro antenna fabricated on a silicon substrate in order to have uniformity in fabrication steps that will help bring down cost of manufacturing and efficiency of design. We have also looked into the field of photonic or electromagnetic bandgap (PBG/EBG) structures to increase the efficiency of the antenna by reducing the material loss and prevent surface waves to travel through the substrate.