Simple derivation of the constitutive parameters of an isotropic chiral slab from wideband measurement data

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-45

  Ruotanen, Leila H ^a   Hujanen, Arto ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complex constitutive parameters; Isotropic chiral slab; Lossy chiral slab

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENT; PERMITTIVITY; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PROBABILITY;

COMPLEX CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; ISOTROPIC CHIRAL SLAB; LOSSY CHIRAL SLAB; UNCERTAINTIES; WIDEBAND MEASUREMENT DATA;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0030150970     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(199605)12:1<40::AID-MOP12>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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