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In this chapter, the aim is to highlight some negative refractive index (NRI) materials composed of metal patterns. First, the dielectric and the magnetic properties of opposite metal patterns are discussed. After the operation principle and the effective permittivity and the permeability are described, a NRI material composed of metal patterns on both sides of dielectric substrates is shown. Secondly, a bulk-type NRI material composed of metal patterns on side face of dielectric prisms is shown. The metal patterns constitute a slot line where a wave is guided. To understand how the structure causes the electric and the magnetic properties, the structure is expressed by the equivalent circuit for the guided modes and, using the circuit, the dispersion characteristics are calculated. A NRI slab lens is made of the material to measure the refocus distributions.
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Kubo, H. (2019). Negative Refractive Index Materials Composed of Metal Patterns and the Applications. In: Sakoda, K. (eds) Electromagnetic Metamaterials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 287. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8649-7_9
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