Multi-functional dipole antennas based on artificial magnetic metamaterials

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1026-1038

  Tricarico, S ^a   Bilotti, F ^a   Vegni, L ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MAGNETIC CONDUCTORS; COMPLEX PLATFORM; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; LORENTZ DISPERSION MODEL; MAGNETIC INCLUSIONS; MAGNETIC METAMATERIALS; MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL; OPERATION MODE; POLARISATION; RADIO BASE STATION; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; SPATIAL FILTERS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; METAMATERIALS; MOBILE ANTENNAS; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RADIO BROADCASTING; SPACE PLATFORMS;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS;

EID: 77955531755     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2009.0595     Document Type: Article

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