Resonant meta-surface superstrate for single and multifrequency dipole antenna arrays

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 951-960

  Sáenz, Elena ^a   Gonzalo, Ramón ^a   Ederra, Iñigo ^a   Vardaxoglou, John C ^b   de Maagt, Peter ^c  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arrays; Effective area; Meta surfaces and multifrequency; Metamaterials

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

METAMATERIALS; MULTIFREQUENCY DIPOLE ANTENNA ARRAYS; RESONANT META-SURFACE SUPERSTRATE;

ANTENNA ARRAYS;

EID: 42549129456     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2008.919212     Document Type: Article

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