Title :
A Composite Right/Left-Handed Transmission Line Implementing Quasi-Exponential Inductive Stubs
Author :
Neethling, M. ; Meyer, P. ; Minnaar, F.V.
Author_Institution :
Microwave Products Div., SAAB Avitronics, Centurion
Abstract :
This paper proposes a composite right/left-handed (CRLH) transmission line structure implemented on microstrip and composed of interdigital capacitors and quasi-exponential inductive stubs (QEIS´s). By replacing the more commonly used uniform transmission line stubs with QEIS´s; the left-handed (LH) operating frequency band is increased
Keywords :
capacitors; inductors; metamaterials; microstrip lines; transmission line theory; transmission lines; CRLH; composite right/left-handed transmission line; interdigital capacitors; microstrip lines; quasiexponential inductive stubs; Africa; Bandwidth; Capacitance; Capacitors; Cutoff frequency; Frequency conversion; Inductance; Inductors; Microstrip; Transmission lines; CRLH; inductive stub; interdigital capacitor; left-handed; quasi-exponential; transmission line;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2006. 36th European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-6-0
DOI :
10.1109/EUMC.2006.281384