A new 2D isotropic left-handed metamaterial design:: Theory and experiment

A novel design for 2D isotropic left-handed metamaterials is presented. One of the main advantages of our proposal is that all the metallizations are placed at parallel stratified planes. Thus, this design can be realized by means of the well known, commonly used planar technology. An analytical model is provided for the analysis of this new metamaterial. Numerical results obtained by using this model are validated by experimental simulations. (C) 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.