Efficient FDTD method for analysis of mushroom-structure based left-handed materials

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-107

  Wu, W Y ^a   Lai, A ^b   Kuo, C W ^a   Leong, K M K H ^b   Itoh, T ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE RIGHT/LEFT-HANDED; FDTD METHOD; FLAT LENS; LARGE STRUCTURES; LEFT HANDED MATERIALS; MUSHROOM STRUCTURE; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; PARABOLIC LENS; PERIODIC ANALYSIS; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT; STRUCTURAL DETAILS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; METAMATERIALS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; PERIODIC STRUCTURES;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 69649087140     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map:20050230     Document Type: Article

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