Scattering behaviour of fractal based metallo-dielectric structures

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 69, Issue , 2007, Pages 323-339

  Chandran, A R ^a   Gopikrishna, M ^a   Aanandan, C K ^a   Mohanan, P ^a   Vasudevan, K ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

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EID: 33947121335     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER06122001     Document Type: Article

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