Patent ID: 8588563

Claim:
A projected artificial magnetic mirror (PAMM) waveguide comprises: a plurality of metal patches, wherein a first layer of a substrate is on a first side of the plurality of metal patches; a metal backing on a second layer of the substrate; a first dielectric material between the first and second layers of the substrate, wherein the plurality of metal patches is electrically coupled to the metal backing to form an inductive-capacitive network that substantially reduces surface waves along a surface of the substrate within a given frequency band; a second dielectric material juxtaposed to a second side of the plurality of metal patches; a third dielectric material; and a waveguide area formed between the second and third dielectric materials and including the surface of the substrate, wherein at least one of the inductive-capacitive network, the second dielectric material, and the third dielectric material facilitates confining an electromagnetic signal within the waveguide area.