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Characteristics and potential applications of nonlinear left‐handed transmission lines
Author(s) -
Caloz Christophe,
Lin IHsiang,
Itoh Tatsuo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.20007
Subject(s) - varicap , microwave , nonlinear system , electric power transmission , dispersion (optics) , capacitance , diode , transmission line , electrical engineering , physics , electronic engineering , computational physics , optoelectronics , engineering , optics , quantum mechanics , electrode
The characteristics of nonlinear left‐handed (NL‐LH) transmission lines (TLs) are discussed for the first time. A LH‐TL with varactor‐diode series capacitance is analyzed in terms of dispersion and nonlinearity characteristics, and its voltage‐wave partial differential equation is derived. Numerical responses of the NL‐LH‐TL to harmonic and pulse waves illustrate the conjoint effects of frequency dispersion and nonlinearity. Potential applications are suggested. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 40: 471–473, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20007