Metamaterial-based efficient electrically small antennas

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2113-2130

  Ziolkowski, Richard W ^a   Erentok, Aycan ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna theory; Chu limit; Complex media; Electrically small antennas; Electromagnetic theory; Metamaterials

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC REACTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; PERMITTIVITY;

ANTENNA THEORY; CHU LIMIT; COMPLEX MEDIA; ELECTRICALLY SMALL ANTENNAS; METAMATERIALS;

ANTENNA ACCESSORIES;

EID: 33746897308     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2006.877179     Document Type: Article

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