Effects of leaky-wave propagation in metamaterial grounded slabs excited by a dipole source

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-43

  Baccarelli, Paolo ^a   Burghignoli, Paolo ^a   Frezza, Fabrizio ^a   Galli, Alessandro ^a   Lampariello, Paolo ^a   Lovat, Giampiero ^a   Paulotto, Simone ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Backward radiation; Conical radiation; Grounded slab; Leaky waves; Metamaterial media

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD RADIATION; CONICAL RADIATION; GROUNDED SLAB; LEAKY WAVES; METAMATERIAL MEDIA;

ELECTRIC LINES; FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLARIZATION; RADIATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVEGUIDES;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 12344335900     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2004.839346     Document Type: Article

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