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2014-07-24
Inhomogeneous Microwave Lens Based on Periodically Loaded Transmission Lines
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 148, 141-150, 2014
Abstract
A new design for a low-reflection inhomogeneous microwave lens based on periodically loaded one-dimensional transmission lines is proposed and experimentally tested. The inhomogeneous effective refractive index of this flat-profile lens is achieved by loading the transmission lines comprising the lens with different inductive elements.
Citation
Joni Vehmas Pekka Alitalo Sergei Tretyakov , "Inhomogeneous Microwave Lens Based on Periodically Loaded Transmission Lines," Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 148, 141-150, 2014.
doi:10.2528/PIER14051301
http://www.jpier.org/PIER/pier.php?paper=14051301
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