DocumentCode
71626
Title
An Epsilon-Near-Zero Total-Internal-Reflection Metamaterial Antenna
Author
Forati, Ebrahim ; Hanson, George W. ; Sievenpiper, Dan F.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Volume
63
Issue
5
fYear
2015
fDate
May-15
Firstpage
1909
Lastpage
1916
Abstract
The total-internal-reflection (TIR) principle and the concept of an epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) material are combined to form an antenna exhibiting sum and difference patterns with good impedance properties. The ENZ material has been realized using a uniaxial wire medium (WM) metamaterial, and the departure from the behavior of an ideal ENZ material is discussed. The radiation pattern of the fabricated antennas has been measured and compared with simulation results.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; metamaterial antennas; ENZ material; epsilon-near-zero total-internal-reflection metamaterial antenna; impedance properties; radiation pattern; uniaxial wire medium metamaterial; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Dielectrics; Materials; Permittivity; Plasmas; Wires; Antenna; Total internal reflection; epsilon near zero; epsilon-near-zero; radiation pattern; total internal reflection (TIR); wire medium (WM);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.2015.2405559
Filename
7045497
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