Characterization of a volumetric metamaterial realization of an artificial magnetic conductor for antenna applications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 53, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 160-172

  Erentok, Aycan ^a   Luljak, Paul L ^a,b   Ziolkowski, Richard W ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennas; Artificial dielectrics; Artificial magnetic conductor (AMC); Metamaterials; Scattering

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY;

ARTIFICIAL DIELECTRICS; ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTOR (AMC); METAMATERIALS;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 13244260820     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.840534     Document Type: Article

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