Novel composite right/left handed ferrite metamaterials components

Abstract

This paper is composed of two parts. First, we explain the basic concepts of general composite right / left handed transmission line designs using ferrite medium. We explain its different analysis unlike conventional dielectric case. Hence, the ferrite left handed transmission line properties are emphasized compared to dielectric one. Second, we present some novel microwave device applications based on ferrite left handed transmission lines. The theories of these devices are based on the concepts introduced in the first part. These applications comprise quarter wavelength transformers and zeroth order resonator. Such applications have the advantages of compact size in addition to the tunability properties. Moreover, the proposed devices require small DC magnetic bias.