Bends in magneto-inductive waveguides

Metamaterials

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 161-169

  Syms, R R A ^a   Solymar, L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magneto inductive wave; Metamaterial; Waveguide bend

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENTS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT PARAMETER; MAGNETO-INDUCTIVE WAVEGUIDES; MUTUAL INDUCTANCE; REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS; SEPARATE ELEMENT; WAVEGUIDE BEND;

CABLES; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; INDUCTANCE; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; METAMATERIALS;

MAGNETOS;

EID: 78649689950     PISSN: 18731988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metmat.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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