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Metamaterials for Antenna Applications

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Handbook of Metamaterial-Derived Frequency Selective Surfaces

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The invention of metamaterials or artificial materials with engineered electromagnetic responses and exotic material properties finds applications in a wide range of electromagnetic radiating systems. This chapter summarizes different techniques used to enhance the radiation performance of antennas using metamaterials. Here we discuss the four quadrants representing double positive (DPS), double negative (DNG), single negative (SNG), and near-zero-index regions of metamaterials and their corresponding applications in radiation performance of electrically small and standard radiating systems.

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  1. Department of Electronics, Government College Chittur, Palakkad, Kerala, India

    V. P. Sarin

  2. CREMA Lab, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin, Kerala, India

    K. Vasudevan

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  1. Centre for Electromagnetics, CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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  2. Energie, Materiaux et Telecommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scient, Montreal, QC, Canada

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Sarin, V.P., Vasudevan, K. (2022). Metamaterials for Antenna Applications. In: Narayan, S., Kesavan, A. (eds) Handbook of Metamaterial-Derived Frequency Selective Surfaces. Metamaterials Science and Technology, vol 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8597-5_20-1

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