• DocumentCode
    3395386
  • Title

    Directivity enhancement of line source radiation by hollow cylinder made of left-handed material

  • Author

    Zhu, Jiang ; Xu, Jie ; Jiang, Ai-min ; Zou, Da-Yong ; Wu, Rui-xin

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Sci. & Eng., Nanjing Univ., Nanjing
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    17-18 March 2008
  • Firstpage
    417
  • Lastpage
    420
  • Abstract
    We have investigated radiation of a line source within a hollow cylinder made of lossless left-handed materials (LHMs). We calculate field radiation patterns of the line source and find that the LHMs cylinder functions directivity enhancement of source radiation. The study shows that the position of the source and the thickness of the LHMs greatly affect the directivity, and there is an optimized source position and thickness of LHMs for the best directivity.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic waves; metamaterials; directivity enhancement; field radiation pattern; hollow cylinder; left-handed material; line source radiation; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Crystalline materials; Directive antennas; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Engine cylinders; Metamaterials; Photonic crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
  • Conference_Location
    Loughborough
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1893-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1894-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516955
  • Filename
    4516955