On potential applications of metamaterials for the design of broadband phase shifters

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-102

  Nefedov, Igor S ^a,b,c   Tretyakov, Sergel A ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS   (Russian Federation)

^c Radiolaboratory of TKK ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Anomalous dispersion; Backward waves; Metamaterials; Phase shifters

Indexed keywords

ANAMALOUS DISPERSION; BACKWARD WAVES; FREQUENCY DISPERSION; METAMATERIALS;

BROADBAND NETWORKS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PHASE SHIFTERS;

EID: 17444404942     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.20735     Document Type: Article

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