Modern microwave ferrites

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1075-1104

  Harris, Vincent G ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulator; density functional theory; ferrite; garnet; hexaferrite; liquid phase epitaxy; microstrip filter; microstrip phase shifter; molecular field theory; negative index metamaterials; pulsed laser deposition; screen printing; spin spray plating; spinel

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FERRITE; FERRITES; GARNETS; LASER THEORY; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; METAMATERIALS; MICROSTRIP FILTERS; MILLIMETER WAVES; POWDERS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; SCREEN PRINTING; THICK FILMS;

CIRCULATOR; HEXAFERRITES; MICROSTRIP PHASE SHIFTER; MOLECULAR FIELD THEORY; NEGATIVE INDEX METAMATERIAL; SPIN SPRAY PLATING; SPINEL;

MICROWAVE FILTERS;

EID: 84858115055     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2011.2180732     Document Type: Article

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