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A 3D Isotropic Left-Handed Metamaterial Based on the Rotated TLM Scheme

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Time Domain Methods in Electrodynamics

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Zedler, M., Caloz, C., Russer, P. (2008). A 3D Isotropic Left-Handed Metamaterial Based on the Rotated TLM Scheme. In: Russer, P., Siart, U. (eds) Time Domain Methods in Electrodynamics. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68768-9_15

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