The document discusses left-handed metamaterials (LHMs) and their applications in microwave engineering. It introduces LHMs, including their defining properties of simultaneous negative permeability and permittivity. It describes two approaches to realizing LHMs - a resonant approach using split-ring resonators and a non-resonant transmission line approach. It then discusses composite right/left-handed metamaterials and their implementation using lumped element unit cells. Finally, it provides examples of metamaterial-based microwave devices like leaky-wave antennas that take advantage of the unique properties of LHMs.