Design and analysis of a novel tunable ferrite based left handed strip line

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 914-922

  Ghalibafan, J ^a   Komjani, N ^a   Rejaei, B ^b  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DC BIAS; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES; LEFT HANDED; LEFT HANDED TRANSMISSION LINES; LEFT-HANDED BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIZED FERRITES; METALLIC WIRE ARRAY; NEGATIVE PERMEABILITY; NEGATIVE PERMITTIVITY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SUPERSTRATES; TUNABILITIES; WIRE ARRAYS;

FREQUENCY BANDS; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES; WIRE;

FERRITE;

EID: 84864602360     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2012.710374     Document Type: Article

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