Measurement and prediction of helix-loaded chiral composites

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 692-700

  Brewitt Taylor, Colin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; PERMITTIVITY;

HELIX LOADED CHIRAL COMPOSITES;

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0032643278     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.768809     Document Type: Article

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