Analysis of a gradient index metamaterial blazed diffraction grating

IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages 1605-1608

  Smith, David R ^a   Tsai, Yu Ju ^a   Larouche, Stéphane ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial dielectric; diffraction gratings; metamaterial

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIELECTRIC; BLAZED DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; GRADIENT INDEXES; GRADIENT-INDEX; IMPEDANCE MISMATCH; LINEAR GRADIENTS; MATERIAL LOSS; MULTIWAVELENGTH; PHASE LEVELS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; METAMATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84863059945     PISSN: 15361225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LAWP.2011.2179632     Document Type: Article

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