Microwave photonic crystals. New application areas

The theoretical and experimental justifications of the possibility to use the microwave photonic crystals for the creation of broadband loads have been presented. The possibility to simultaneously determine the thickness and the conductivity of nanometer semiconductor layered structures by use of the microwave photonic crystals has been shown. The possibility of electrical control of the microwave photonic crystals amplitude-frequency characteristic has been experimentally demonstrated. The means to reduce the sizes of the devices based on the microwaves photonic crystals have been determined.