Cylindrical reflector in chiral medium supporting simultaneously positive phase velocity and negative phase velocity

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 563-572

  Faryad, M ^a,b   Naqvi, Q A ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CHIRALITY; PHASE VELOCITY;

CHIRAL MEDIUM; CYLINDRICAL REFLECTORS; POSITIVE PHASE VELOCITY;

MIRRORS;

EID: 42549161615     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939308784150344     Document Type: Article

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