Microstrip antennas with left-handed materials substrates

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1221-1233

  Yang, R ^a   Xie, Y ^a   Wang, P ^a   Li, L ^a  

^a XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GREEN'S FUNCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; SUBSTRATES;

MATERIAL SUBSTRATES; MICROSTRIP CIRCUITS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 33745668417     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939306777442908     Document Type: Article

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