Effect of cylindrical scatterer with arbitrary curvature on the features of a metamaterial slab antenna

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 71, Issue , 2007, Pages 59-83

  Valagiannopoulos, C A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 34147142510     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07021103     Document Type: Article

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