Experimental demonstration of metamaterial- Based phase modulation

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 93, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-12

  Mirza, I O ^a   Sabas, J N ^a   Shi, S ^a   Prather, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; METAMATERIALS; PHASE MODULATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATIONS; PHASE VARIATION; PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SPLIT RING RESONATOR; TUNABLE METAMATERIALS; X-BAND FREQUENCIES;

MODULATION;

EID: 69849094594     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09050412     Document Type: Article

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