Zero loss magnetic metamaterials using powered active unit cells

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 16135-16143

  Yuan, Yu ^a   Popa, Bogdan Ioan ^a   Cummer, Steven A ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS;

ACTIVE UNIT CELLS; MAGNETIC METAMATERIALS; MATERIAL LOSS; NEGATIVE PERMEABILITY; TUNABLE PERMEABILITY; TUNABLE PHASE SHIFTERS; UNIT CELLS;

METAMATERIALS;

EID: 69949095057     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.016135     Document Type: Article

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