Review of left-handed metamaterials: Evolution from theoretical and numerical studies to potential applications

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2053-2064

  Grzegorczyk, T M ^a   Kong, J A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FREQUENCY DISPERSIVE; LEFT-HANDED METAMATERIALS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33846323699     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939306779322620     Document Type: Article

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