Applications of resonant-type metamaterial transmission lines to the design of enhanced bandwidth components with compact dimensions

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-134

  Siso G ^a   Gil, M ^a   Bonache, J ^a   Martin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complementary SRRs; Hybrid couplers; Metamaterials

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CONTROLLABILITY; ELECTRIC LINES; RESONATORS;

METAMATERIAL TRANSMISSION LINES; PLANAR MICROWAVE COMPONENTS; RAT-RACE HYBRID COUPLER; SPLIT RINGS RESONATORS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 38049132288     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.22990     Document Type: Article

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