Microstrip antenna's gain enhancement using left-handed metamaterial structure

Progress In Electromagnetics Research M

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages 235-247

  Majid, H A ^a   Rahim, M K A ^a   Masri, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE NEGATIVES; GAIN ENHANCEMENT; LEFT-HANDED METAMATERIAL; MEASURED RESULTS; NEGATIVE PERMITTIVITY; NEGATIVE REFRACTIONS; NEGATIVE VALUES; SINGLE PATCH; SPLITRING RESONATORS;

METAMATERIALS; MICROSTRIP ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS;

LENS ANTENNAS;

EID: 78651530675     PISSN: 19378726     EISSN: 10988963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERM09071301     Document Type: Article

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