Active radiofrequency metamaterial structures — Pros, cons and future trends

This paper briefly reviews state of the art of gain-based and non-Foster-based active metamaterial structures with an emphasis on their underlying physical principles and pros and cons in real-world engineering applications. Several examples of new ideas based on bianostropic, non-reciprocal, and stable all-negative systems, are highlighted and discussed.

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