Title :
Electromagnetics of complex media and metamaterials
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
An overview of the electromagnetic properties of complex media and metamaterials, particularly metamaterials with negative real permittivity and permeability, is given and various ideas for potential applications of these materials will be presented.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave scattering; magnetic permeability; microwave materials; permittivity; complex media; electromagnetic properties; metamaterials; negative real permeability; negative real permittivity; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Metamaterials; Optical materials; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Permeability; Permittivity; Surface waves; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 2002. MMET '02. 2002 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kiev, Ukraine
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7391-X
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.2002.1106854