Enhanced microstrip stopband filter using a metamaterial substrate

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1522-1525

  Thomas, Zachary M ^a   Grzegorczyk, Tomasz M ^a   Wu, Bae Ian ^a   Kong, Jin Au ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Left handed media; Metamaterial; Microstrip filter; Negative media

Indexed keywords

LEFT-HANDED MEDIA; METAMATERIALS; NEGATIVE MEDIA;

BANDWIDTH; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROSTRIP LINES; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RESONATORS;

MICROSTRIP DEVICES;

EID: 33745767285     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21703     Document Type: Article

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