Comparative analysis of guided modal properties of double-positive and double-negative metamaterial slab waveguides

Radioengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-123

  Kim, Ki Young ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Double negative index; Double positive index; Guided mode dispersions; Metamaterial slab waveguide; Surface polariton; Surface wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951158979     PISSN: 12102512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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