Frequency selective surface and method of manufacture
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a frequency selective surface (FSS) structure that includes;
a first conductive plate over a first surface of a substrate; and
a first printed inductor over the first surface of the substrate and coupled to the first conductive plate;
a ground plane over a second surface of the substrate;
a first conductive via in the substrate and coupled to the ground plane and the first printed inductor; and
a second printed inductor over the second surface of the substrate.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a frequency selective surface (FSS) structure and a method is provided. The FSS structure may include a first conductive plate over a first surface of a substrate. The FSS structure may further include a first printed inductor over the first surface of the substrate and coupled to the first conductive plate. The method may include forming a frequency selective surface by patterning a first conductive material over a surface of a substrate to form a printed inductor.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a frequency selective surface (FSS) structure that includes;
a first conductive plate over a first surface of a substrate; and
a first printed inductor over the first surface of the substrate and coupled to the first conductive plate;
a ground plane over a second surface of the substrate;
a first conductive via in the substrate and coupled to the ground plane and the first printed inductor; and
a second printed inductor over the second surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first conductive plate on a first surface of a substrate;
a first printed inductor on the first surface of the substrate and coupled to the first conductive plate;
a second conductive plate on a second surface of the substrate; and
a conductive via between the first and second surfaces of the substrate and coupled to the first printed inductor and the second conductive plate; and
a second printed inductor on the second surface of the substrate and coupled to the conductive via. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An artificial magnetic conductor comprising:
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a substrate;
a first patterned conductive material over a first surface of the substrate, wherein the first patterned conductive material includes a first inductive element and a first plate of a first capacitive element coupled to the first inductive element;
an electrically conductive material over a second surface of the substrate, wherein the electrically conductive material forms a second plate of the first capacitive element and includes a substantially rectangular-shaped conductor; and
a first conductive via between the first and second surfaces of the substrate and coupled to the first inductive element and the substantially rectangular-shaped conductor, wherein a length of the substantially rectangular-shaped conductor is at least as long as a length of the first conductive via. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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an antenna to communicate over a wireless local area network (WLAN); and
a frequency selective surface (FSS) structure coupled to the antenna, wherein the FSS includes;
a first conductive plate over a first surface of a substrate; and
a first printed inductor over the first surface of the substrate and coupled to the first conductive plate;
a ground plane over a second surface of the substrate;
a first conductive via in the substrate and coupled to the ground plane and the first printed inductor; and
a second printed inductor over the second surface of the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method, comprising:
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forming a first substantially rectangular-shaped conductor as a first printed inductor over a first surface of a dielectric substrate;
patterning a ground plane over a second surface of the dielectric substrate of an artificial magnetic conductor to alter inductance of the artificial magnetic conductor;
forming a conductive via through the dielectric substrate; and
patterning a conductive material on a second surface of the artificial magnetic conductor to form a second printed inductor that is coupled to the conductive via, wherein the first substantially rectangular-shaped conductor is formed at a substantially right angle relative to the second substantially rectangular-shaped conductor and wherein a length of the first substantially rectangular-shaped conductor is at least as long a length of the conductive via. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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