DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL TUNABLE FERRITE BASED LEFT HANDED STRIP LINE

This paper proposes, for the first time, a tunable left handed transmission line consisting of a strip line sandwiched between a ferrite superstrate and a dielectric substrate containing a metallic wire array. The left-handed behavior is realized by combining the negative permittivity of the wire array with the negative permeability of the longitudinally magnetized ferrite substrate despite them being spatially separated. Theoretical and numerical results demonstrate the tunability of the left-handed frequency band by changing the DC bias magnetic field applied to the ferrite. Compared to other tunable left-handed structures, the fabrication requirements on this structure are not critical, which enhances its potential applicability.