Novel microwave filters based on epsilon near zero waveguide tunnels

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1706-1710

  Corona Chavez, Alonso ^a   Murthy, D V B ^a   Olvera Cervantes, Jose Luis ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ASTROFÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epsilon near zero; Metamaterials; Microwave filters

Indexed keywords

CHEBYSHEV RESPONSE; EPSILON NEAR ZERO; HAIRPIN RESONATOR; SIMULATED RESPONSE; TRANSMISSION ZEROS; TUNNELING EFFECTS; WAVEGUIDE CHANNELS;

METAMATERIALS; WAVEGUIDES;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

EID: 79960665571     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: 10982760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.26147     Document Type: Article

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