Nonlinear wave propagation phenomena in left-handed transmission-line media

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 238-245

  Kozyrev, Alexander B ^a   Van Der Weide, Daniel W ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Left handed (LH) media; Metamaterials; Negative refractive index; Nonlinear transmission line (NLTL); Parametric generation

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC GENERATION; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVE PROPAGATION;

LEFT-HANDED (LH) MEDIA; METAMATERIALS; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION LINE; PARAMETRIC GENERATION;

ELECTRIC LINES;

EID: 12344285315     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.839305     Document Type: Conference Paper

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