Refocusing of backscattered microwaves in target detection by using LHM flat lens

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3312-3317

  Wang, G ^a   Fang, J R ^a   Dong, X T ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LENSES; TARGET TRACKING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BACKSCATTERED MICROWAVES; FLAT LENS; LEFT HANDED METAMATERIALS (LHM);

MICROWAVES;

EID: 33947508768     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.003312     Document Type: Article

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