Experimental demonstration of local quasi-TEM gap modes in single-hard-wall waveguides

IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 536-538

  Valero Nogueira, Alejandro ^a   Alfonso, Esperanza ^a   Herranz, Jose I ^a   Kildal, Per Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gap waveguide; Hard surface; Metamaterials; Millimeter waves; Quasi TEM waveguide

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING PLATES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAP MODES; GAP WAVEGUIDE; HARD SURFACE; MILLIMETER-WAVE BAND; PRACTICAL REALIZATIONS; QUASI-TEM; QUASI-TEM WAVEGUIDE; USEFUL PROPERTIES; WAVE-GUIDING; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

METAMATERIALS; MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 70249127177     PISSN: 15311309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LMWC.2009.2027051     Document Type: Article

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