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Guided Modes In A Waveguide Filled With A Pair Of Single-Negative (Sng), Double-Negative (Dng), And/Or Double-Positive (Dps) Layers, Andrea Alù, Nader Engheta

Nader Engheta

Here we present the results of our theoretical analysis for guided modes in parallel-plate waveguides filled with pairs of parallel layers made of any two of the following materials: 1) a material with negative real permittivity, but positive real permeability (epsilon-negative); 2) a material with negative real permeability, but positive real permittivity (mu-negative); 3) a material with both negative real permittivity and permeability (double-negative); and 4) a conventional material with both positive real permittivity and permeability (double-positive) in a given range of frequency. Salient properties of these guided modes are studied in terms of how these materials and their parameters …