Tunable metamaterial transmission lines based on varactor-loaded split-ring resonators

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2665-2674

  Gil, Ignacio ^a,b   Bonache, Jordi ^a,b   García García, Joan ^a,b   Martín, Ferran ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metamaterials; Microstrip technology; Split ring resonators (SRRs); Tunable devices

Indexed keywords

DIODE VARACTORS; METAMATERIAL TRANSMISSION LINES; TUNABLE DEVICES; VARACTOR LOADED SPLIT RING RESONATORS (VLSRR);

EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; LOGIC DESIGN; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONATORS; TUNING; VARACTORS;

MICROSTRIP LINES;

EID: 33749380120     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.872949     Document Type: Article

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