Effective electromagnetic parameters of novel distributed left-handed microstrip lines

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 53, Issue 4 II, 2005, Pages 1515-1521

  Mao, Shau Gang ^a   Chen, Shiou Li ^a   Huang, Chen Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Backward wave radiation; Distributed metamaterial; Effective electromagnetic parameters; Left handed microstrip lines (LHMLs)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MILLIMETER WAVES; PERMITTIVITY; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLDERING;

BACKWARD-WAVE RADIATION; DISTRIBUTED METAMATERIALS; EFFECTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC PARAMETERS; LEFT-HANDED MICROSTRIP LINES (LHML);

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 18744377553     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.845192     Document Type: Article

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