A antenna made from a photonic band-gap (PBG) material, includes: a
lateral wall (4) which is made from a PBG material and which completely
surrounds a central axis (6), the wall being disposed at a distance from
the central axis such as to form a central resonant cavity; and at least
one radiating element (34) which is placed inside the cavity. Each
radiating element is positioned inside the cavity in order to excite an
electromagnetic field parallel to the central axis and the radiating
element(s) can excite the modes of the central cavity having a radial
resonance more strongly than the other modes of the cavity.