A metamaterial-based E-plane horn antenna

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 93, Issue , 2009, Pages 275-289

  Hwang, R B ^a   Liu, H W ^a   Chin, C Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORN ANTENNAS; METAMATERIAL ANTENNAS; METAMATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DOWNLINK SYSTEMS; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; FAR-FIELD PATTERNS; METALLIC CYLINDERS; MULTIPLE POINTS; RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS; SIMULATED RESULTS; TWO DIMENSIONAL SQUARE LATTICE;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 69849108887     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09050606     Document Type: Article

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