Title :
A super compact multilayer broadband left-handed metamaterials for RF/MMIC applications
Author :
Tong, Wei ; Hu, Z.R.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Manchester Univ., UK
Abstract :
A super compact multilayer broadband left-handed metamaterial medium for RF/MMIC applications is proposed and demonstrated by the full wave simulation and equivalent circuit analysis. Here we propose to employ multilayer technology to realize left-handedness. The unit cell of the multilayer structure is a thousand times smaller than that of the microstrip structure to achieve the same series capacitance. The left handedness of the novel structure extends from 2.1GHz to 28.2GHz. performing in much wider bandwidth than those reported so far. The compactness and broad left-handed operating bandwidth make the proposed left-handed metamaterial be well incorporated with RF/MMIC applications.
Keywords :
MMIC; equivalent circuits; metamaterials; microwave materials; multilayers; 2.1 to 28.2 GHz; RF/MMIC applications; equivalent circuit analysis; full wave simulation; multilayer broadband left-handed metamaterials; super compact left-handed metamaterials; Analytical models; Bandwidth; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Equivalent circuits; MMICs; Metamaterials; Microstrip; Nonhomogeneous media; Radio frequency; Left-handed metamaterials; left-handed transmission lines; microwave/millimeter-wave integratded cirucits;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8883-6
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2005.1551406
