  Using the transfer matrix method we examine the parametric behavior of the
transmittance of TE and TM electromagnetic plane waves propagating in frequency
range which are far from the absorption bands of a periodic multilayered
system. We focus on the dependence of the transmittance on the frequency and
angle of incidence of the electromagnetic wave for the case in which the
periodic structure comprises alternating material-metamaterial layers of
various permittivities and permeabilities. A specific example of high
transmittance at any angle of incidence in the visible region of the spectrum
is identified
