Anisotropic metamaterials as antenna substrate to enhance directivity

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 680-683

  Wu, Bae Ian ^a   Wang, Weijen ^a   Pacheco, Joe ^a   Chen, Xudong ^a   Lu, Jie ^a   Grzegorczyk, Tomasz M ^a   Kong, Jin Au ^a   Kao, Peter ^b   Theophelakes, Paul A ^b   Hogan, Michael J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic metamaterials; Antenna enhanced directivity; Antennas

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC METAMATERIALS; ANTENNA ENHANCED DIRECTIVITY; ANTENNA SUBSTRATE; METAMATERIAL SUBSTRATE;

ANISOTROPY; ANTENNAS; MICROWAVES; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

MATERIALS SCIENCE;

EID: 33645979946     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21441     Document Type: Article

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