DocumentCode
989555
Title
Transmission enhancement between rectangular waveguides by means of left-handed media
Author
Sáenz, E. ; Ederra, I. ; Gonzalo, R. ; de Maagt, P.
Author_Institution
Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. Publica de Navarra, Spain
Volume
41
Issue
13
fYear
2005
fDate
6/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
725
Lastpage
727
Abstract
Results showing the experimental verification of the transmission improvement when a left-handed material (LHM) is placed in between rectangular waveguides are presented. This improvement has been characterised by means of measuring the increase of transmission (S21 parameter) and is related to the enhancement of the radiating features of an open-ended waveguide caused by the use of the LHM as superstrate.
Keywords
S-parameters; electromagnetic wave transmission; metamaterials; rectangular waveguides; S21 parameter; left-handed material; metamaterials; open-ended waveguide; rectangular waveguides; transmission enhancement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20051370
Filename
1459865
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