Title :
New research directions in broadband active non-Foster RF metamaterials
Author :
Hrabar, Silvio ; Krois, Igor ; Kiricenko, Aleksandar ; Bonic, Ivan ; Muha, Damir
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Comput., Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
A concept of recently introduced active ENZ and MNZ non-Foster metamaterial is reviewed. New research directions that include anisotropic 2 1/2 D `volumetric´ metamaterials interfaced with free-space are highlighted and preliminary simulations and experimental results are presented.
Keywords :
metamaterials; simulation; active ENZ non-Foster metamaterial; active MNZ non-Foster metamaterial; broadband active non-Foster RF metamaterials; volumetric metamaterials; Bandwidth; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Capacitance; Capacitors; Dispersion; Metamaterials; Metamaterial; negative capacitor; negative inductor; non-Foster;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206682
