Tunable single-negative metamaterials based on microstrip transmission line with varactor diodes loading

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 120, Issue , 2011, Pages 35-50

  Feng, T H ^a,b   Li, Y H ^b   Jiang, H T ^b   Li, W X ^a   Yang, F ^a   Dong, X P ^a   Chen, H ^b  

^a XUCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; METAMATERIALS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT;

CENTER FREQUENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCALIZATION; EPSILON NEGATIVES; EXTERNAL VOLTAGES; MICROSTRIP TRANSMISSION LINES; NONLINEAR EFFECT; SWITCHING DEVICES; VARACTOR DIODES;

VARACTORS;

EID: 80054762890     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER11052203     Document Type: Article

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