Experimental investigation of reflection characteristics of left-handed metamaterials in free space

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-93

  Aydin, K ^a   Ozbay, E ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT THICKNESS; EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FREE SPACE; IMPEDANCE MATCHINGS; LEFT HANDED METAMATERIAL; PEAK VALUES; REFLECTION CHARACTERISTICS; REFLECTION SPECTRA; SPLIT RING RESONATOR; THIN WIRE ARRAYS; TRANSMISSION BAND;

METAMATERIALS;

EID: 47849111775     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map:20050301     Document Type: Article

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