Infinite wavelength resonant antennas with monopolar radiation pattern based on periodic structures

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 868-876

  Lai, Anthony ^a   Leong, Kevin M K H ^a   Itoh, Tatsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metamaterials; Microstrip antennas; Periodic structures

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); DISPERSION (WAVES); NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHASE SHIFT;

INFINITE WAVELENGTH; RESONANT-TYPE ANTENNAS;

MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS;

EID: 34047222540     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.891845     Document Type: Article

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