Non-orthogonal grids in two-dimensional transmission-line metamaterials

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4210-4218

  Kwon, Do Hoon ^a   Emiroglu, Caglar Dogu ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic media; circuit analysis; metamaterials; periodic structures; transmission lines

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; DISPERSION FUNCTION; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; GRID STRUCTURES; KIRCHHOFF; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; NON-ORTHOGONAL; ORTHOGONAL GRID; PERIODIC ANALYSIS; PLANAR INTERFACE; PROBE CURRENTS; TRANSMISSION-LINE; UNIT CELLS;

ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; METAMATERIALS; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA;

EID: 84866097161     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2012.2207032     Document Type: Article

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