Metamaterial-based antennas: Research and developments

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E89-C, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1267-1275

  Ziolkowski, Richard W ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial magnetic conductors; Complex media; Electrically small antennas; Metamaterials

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MAGNETIC DEVICES; METAMAGNETISM;

ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTORS; COMPLEX MEDIA; ELECTRICALLY SMALL ANTENNAS; METAMATERIALS;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 33748783334     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: 17451353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e89-c.9.1267     Document Type: Article

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