A Comprehensive Survey of “Metamaterial Transmission-Line Based Antennas: Design, Challenges, and Applications”

Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad; Virdee, Bal S.; Azpilicueta, Leyre; Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad; Akinsolu, Mobayode Olusola; See, Chan Hwang; Liu, Bo; Abd-Alhameed, Raed A.; Falcone, Francisco; Huynen, Isabelle; Denidni, Tayeb A.; Limiti, Ernesto

Abstract

In this review paper, a comprehensive study on the concept, theory, and applications of composite right/left-handed transmission lines (CRLH-TLs) by considering their use in antenna system designs have been provided. It is shown that CRLH-TLs with negative permittivity (ε

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 30, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Aug 3, 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Aug 8, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 10, 2020
• Journal: IEEE Access
• Electronic ISSN: 2169-3536
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Pages: 144778-144808
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3013698
• Keywords: Metamaterials (MTMs), artificial structures, antennas, negative permittivity (ε
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2680485