Enhancement of radiation properties of a compact planar antenna using transformation media as substrates

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 83, Issue , 2008, Pages 375-384

  Duan, Z Y ^a,b   Wu, B I ^b   Kong, J A ^b   Kong, F M ^c   Xi, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA GROUNDS; ANTENNA RADIATION; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); ELECTRIC GROUNDING; METAMATERIALS; SLOT ANTENNAS;

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION; CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; COMPACT PLANAR ANTENNA; GROUND PLANES; HORIZONTAL ELECTRIC DIPOLES; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RADIATION PROPERTIES; WAVE RADIATION;

METAMATERIAL ANTENNAS;

EID: 49549086640     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08062703     Document Type: Article

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