Characterization of artificial magnetic conductor strips for parallel plate planar antennas

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 498-504

  De La Torre, P Padilla ^a   Fernandez J M ^a   Sierra Castaner M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial magnetic conductors; Hard surfaces; Metamaterials; Parallel plate waveguides; Planar antennas

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; SLOT ANTENNAS;

ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTORS; HARD SURFACES; METAMATERIALS; PARALLEL PLATE WAVEGUIDES; PLANAR ANTENNAS;

STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES;

EID: 38849194079     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23092     Document Type: Article

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