Composite right/left-handed transmission line metamaterials

@article{citeulike:1876650, abstract = {Metamaterials are artificial structures that can be designed to exhibit specific electromagnetic properties not commonly found in nature. Recently, metamaterials with simultaneously negative permittivity (/spl epsiv/) and permeability (/spl mu/), more commonly referred to as left-handed (LH) materials, have received substantial attention in the scientific and engineering communities. The unique properties of LHMs have allowed novel applications, concepts, and devices to be developed. In this article, the fundamental electromagnetic properties of LHMs and the physical realization of these materials are reviewed based on a general transmission line (TL) approach. The general TL approach provides insight into the physical phenomena of LHMs and provides an efficient design tool for LH applications. LHMs are considered to be a more general model of composite right/left hand (CRLH) structures, which also include right-handed (RH) effects that occur naturally in practical LHMs. Characterization, design, and implementation of one-dimensional and two-dimensional CRLH TLs are examined. In addition, microwave devices based on CRLH TLs and their applications are presented.}, author = {Lai, A. and Itoh, T. and Caloz, C. }, booktitle = {Microwave Magazine, IEEE}, citeulike-article-id = {1876650}, doi = {10.1109/MMW.2004.1337766}, journal = {Microwave Magazine, IEEE}, keywords = {crlh, metamaterial}, number = {3}, pages = {34--50}, posted-at = {2007-11-07 07:48:38}, priority = {2}, title = {Composite right/left-handed transmission line metamaterials}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMW.2004.1337766}, volume = {5}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1876650 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1876650 TI - Composite right/left-handed transmission line metamaterials T2 - Microwave Magazine, IEEE JF - Microwave Magazine, IEEE VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - 34 EP - 50 N2 - Metamaterials are artificial structures that can be designed to exhibit specific electromagnetic properties not commonly found in nature. Recently, metamaterials with simultaneously negative permittivity (/spl epsiv/) and permeability (/spl mu/), more commonly referred to as left-handed (LH) materials, have received substantial attention in the scientific and engineering communities. The unique properties of LHMs have allowed novel applications, concepts, and devices to be developed. In this article, the fundamental electromagnetic properties of LHMs and the physical realization of these materials are reviewed based on a general transmission line (TL) approach. The general TL approach provides insight into the physical phenomena of LHMs and provides an efficient design tool for LH applications. LHMs are considered to be a more general model of composite right/left hand (CRLH) structures, which also include right-handed (RH) effects that occur naturally in practical LHMs. Characterization, design, and implementation of one-dimensional and two-dimensional CRLH TLs are examined. In addition, microwave devices based on CRLH TLs and their applications are presented. KW - crlh KW - metamaterial AU - Lai, A AU - Itoh, T AU - Caloz, C PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MMW.2004.1337766 ER -