Design and optimization of high-impedance surfaces
A new technique has been proposed for designing high-impedance surfaces (HIS) based on fullwave simulation and the optimization of the unit cell by a particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. The effectiveness of the design approach is demonstrated by an example of the conventional mushroom structure with a simultaneous artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) and electromagnetic band gap (EBG) properties at the required frequency. Computer simulations are verified via measurements.  2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 22:541544, 2012.
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