Line Defect-Layered EBG Waveguides in Dielectric Substrates

Table 2

Performance of the fabricated deembedded waveguides.

Number of rows	Channel length (periods)	Return loss (dB)	Mean in band insertion loss (dB)
1	8	>11	2.6
	16	>11	3.3
3	4	>11	3
	8	>11	3.3
	16	>11	4.3
6	4	10	5.4