Electromagnetic blocking structure, dielectric substrate, and unit cell
An electromagnetic blocking structure includes a dielectric substrate with at least one conductor layer in the dielectric substrate, the at least one conductor layer has a plurality of first unit cells of a first type without four-fold symmetry, and a plurality of second unit cells of the first type, the plurality of first unit cells and the plurality of second unit cells are arranged in a grid pattern with each first unit cell among the plurality of first unit cells being oriented substantially 90° relative to each second unit cell among the plurality of second unit cells.
1. An electromagnetic blocking structure, comprising:
a dielectric substrate;
first, second, and third conductor layers in the dielectric substrate; and at least one ground conductor layer,
wherein
each of the first, second, and third conductor layers comprises a plurality of first unit cells of a first type without four-fold symmetry, arranged in a grid pattern,
each first unit cell among the plurality of first unit cells of the first and third conductor layers is oriented 90° relative to each first unit cell among the plurality of first unit cells of the second conductor layer,
each of the plurality of first unit cells of the first type is a serpentine structure, and
the first, second, and third conductor layers and the at least one ground conductor layer are arranged in the order of: the first conductor layer, the second conductor layer, the third conductor layer, and the at least one ground conductor layer.
2. The electromagnetic blocking structure of claim 1 , further comprising an antenna element formed above a top surface of the dielectric substrate.