Confirmation of zero-N behavior in a high gain grid structure at millimeter-wave frequencies

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 387-390

  Franson, Steven J ^a,b   Ziolkowski, Richard W ^c  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^b Crane Electronics Group   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennnas; Metamaterials; Millimeter waves; Zero N

Indexed keywords

ANTENNNAS; GRID STRUCTURES; HIGH GAIN; HIGH-DIRECTIVITY; INDEX OF REFRACTION; MILLIMETER WAVE FREQUENCIES; ZERO-N;

ANTENNAS; METAMATERIALS; MILLIMETER WAVES; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES;

EID: 77953481350     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2008.2002807     Document Type: Article

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