scholarly journals An Ultrathin, Triple-Band Metamaterial Absorber with Wide-Incident-Angle Stability for Conformal Applications at X and Ku Frequency Band

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangsheng Deng ◽  
Kun Lv ◽  
Hanxiao Sun ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Zhiping Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Space ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Absorption Frequency ◽  
Unit Cells

AbstractAn ultrathin and flexible metamaterial absorber (MA) with triple absorption peaks is presented in this paper. The proposed absorber has been designed in such a way that three absorption peaks are located at 8.5, 13.5, and 17 GHz (X and Ku bands) with absorption of 99.9%, 99.5%, and 99.9%, respectively. The proposed structure is only 0.4 mm thick, which is approximately 1/88, 1/55, and 1/44 for the respective free space wavelengths of absorption frequency in various bands. The MA is also insensitive due to its symmetric geometry. In addition, the proposed structure exhibits minimum 86% absorption (TE incidence) within 60° angle of incidence. For TM incidence, the proposed absorber exhibits more than 99% absorptivity up to 60° incidence. Surface current and electric field distributions were investigated to analyze the mechanism governing absorption. Parameter analyses were performed for absorption optimization. Moreover, the performance of the MA was experimentally demonstrated in free space on a sample under test with 20 × 30 unit cells fabricated on a flexible dielectric. Under normal incidence, the fabricated MA exhibits near perfect absorption at each absorption peak for all polarization angles, and the experimental results were found to be consistent with simulation results. Due to its advantages of high-efficiency absorption over a broad range of incidence angles, the proposed absorber can be used in energy harvesting and electromagnetic shielding.

Experimental verification of super-compact ultra-wideband (UWB) polarization and incident angle-independent metamaterial absorber

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Manpreet Kaur ◽  
Hari Shankar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Incident Angle ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Capacitive Coupling ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Absorption Mechanism ◽  
The Stability

Abstract In this paper, a super-compact ultra-wideband (UWB) metamaterial absorber (MMA) is presented. The absorber design consists of an inverted L-shaped structure and a diagonal rectangular-shaped structure. The capacitive coupling between these two structures not only provides UWB nature but also provides a super-compact absorber design. The dimension of the unit cell arrangement is 5 × 5 mm2 and printed on a low-cost FR-4 substrate of thickness 1.54 mm (0.061λlowest). The design absorber provides more than 97% absorptivity from 12 to 21 GHz for normal incidence electromagnetic (EM) wave. However, the proposed MMA has a full width at half maximum absorption bandwidth of 11.71 GHz from 10.34 to 22.05 GHz. Moreover, the surface current distributions have been analyzed to understand the absorption mechanism of the MMA. The stability of the proposed design is validated with different incident angles (for TE and TM modes) and different polarization angles. Finally, the absorber design is fabricated and verified experimentally. Furthermore, the UWB frequency range, high absorption, ease in design and fabrication, and cost-effective make it suitable for different quality applications in stealth technology, thermal imaging, radar detection, antenna systems, and other EM devices.

scholarly journals Hybrid Metamaterials Perfect Absorber and Sensitive Sensor in Optical Communication Band

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuehan Liu ◽  
Keyang Li ◽  
Zhao Meng ◽  
Zhun Zhang ◽  
Zhongchao Wei
Keyword(s):  
Optical Communication ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Silicon Layer ◽  
Resonance Wavelength ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Absorption Peak ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Perfect Absorption

A subwavelength metamaterial perfect absorber (MPA) in optical communication band was proposed and tested using the finite-difference time-domain method. The absorber is periodic and comprises a top layer of diamond silicon surrounded by L-shaped silicon and a gold layer on the substrate. It can achieve dual-band perfect absorption, and one of the peaks is in the optical communication band. By changing the gap (g) between two adjacent pieces of L-shaped silicon, and the thickness (h) of the silicon layer, the resonance wavelength of absorption peak can be tuned. When the incident electromagnetic wave entered the absorber, the metamaterial absorber could almost completely consume the incident electromagnetic waves, thereby achieving more than 99% perfect absorption. The absorption peak reaches 99.986% at 1310 nm and 99.421% at 1550 nm. Moreover, the MPA exposed to different ambient refraction indexes can be applied as plasma sensors, and can achieve multi-channel absorption with high figure of merit (FOM*) value and refractive index (RI) sensitivity. The FOM* values at 1310 nm and 1550 nm are 6615 and 168, respectively, and both resonance peaks have highly RI sensitivity. The results confirm that the MPA is a dual-band, polarization-independent, wide-angle absorber and insensitive to incident angle. Thence it can be applied in the fields of optical communication, used as a light-wave filter and plasma sensor, and so on.

scholarly journals Research on Perfect and Tunable Metamaterial Absorber Based on Crosshair-shaped Graphene

2021 ◽  
Vol 2109 (1) ◽  
pp. 012015
Author(s):  
Yiran Guo ◽  
Yunping Qi ◽  
Chuqin Liu ◽  
Weiming Liu ◽  
Xiangxian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Fdtd Method ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Selective Absorption ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Perfect Absorption

Abstract Graphene, as a new nano-material, according to the physical properties of electric field localization and selective absorption on light of surface plasmon resonance (SPR), a tunable, multi-band and wide-angle perfect absorber based on crosshair-shaped graphene is devised by using the Finite Difference in Time Domain (FDTD) method. In this paper, the effects of chemical potential, relaxation time, and incident angle of light on the absorptivity of graphene are systematically discussed. The simulation experiment shows that there are two absorption peaks with perfect absorption rate appeared in the study range, and the maximum modulation index can be obtained by changing the relaxation time. Finally, it proves that the absorber is insensitive to wide-angle of light. Thus, it is able to be concluded that the absorber has a great reference value to sensor, wireless communication, biomedical and other fields.

Quarter mode rectangular cavity-based perfect metamaterial absorber in the terahertz region

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (36) ◽  
pp. 1950460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojie Lu ◽  
Zhongyin Xiao ◽  
Mingming Chen
Keyword(s):  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Wave Theory ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Metal Plate ◽  
Rectangular Cavity ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Terahertz Region ◽  
Perfect Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Good Agreement

In this work, we present the analysis and design of a perfect metamaterial absorber (MA) based on quarter mode rectangular cavity in the terahertz region. This structure is consisted of a metal plate where three different size quarter mode rectangular cavities are vertically placed on. Based on rectangular-cavity-theory, a formula is proposed to calculate the resonant frequency, which provides a guidance for designing MAs of such type. In terms of normal incidence, the simulated results show that the MA has three resonance points on 4.1301 THz, 4.6051 THz and 5.1088 THz, respectively, which is in good agreement with the calculated results. Furthermore, we present the distribution of E-field in the cavity and use the standing wave theory to explain the physical mechanism of the perfect absorption. These results verify the application of resonant cavities in the field of MA.

scholarly journals Reconfigurable honeycomb metamaterial absorber having incident angular stability

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Javad Shabanpour ◽  
Sina Beyraghi ◽  
Homayoon Oraizi
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Oblique Incidence ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Metallic Phase ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Angular Stability ◽  
Ohmic Losses ◽  
Potential Applications

Abstract Ultrawide-angle electromagnetic wave absorbers with excellent mechanical properties are required in many diverse applications such as sensing, and stealth technologies. Here, a novel 3D reconfigurable metamaterial absorber (MMA) consisting of honeycomb and VO2 films is proposed. The proposed MMA exhibits a strong absorptivity above 90% in the widest incident angle up to $$87^\circ $$ 87 ∘ for TM- and TE polarized oblique incidences for THz wave propagating in yoz-plane. Under normal incidence, when VO2 films are in the insulating state, the proposed absorber exhibits high absorptivity in the frequency band of 1–4 THz. By increasing the temperature of the whole structure, the structural transformation of VO2 occurs and turns into the metallic phase. We have shown that under oblique incidence, the ohmic losses of VO2 films especially those parallel to the direction of the incident electric field are the most important absorption principles of the proposed MMA. Due to the ultra wide-angle absorption (angular stability) and mechanical performance, it is expected that the presented MMA may find potential applications, such as camouflage technologies, electromagnetic interference, imaging, and sensing. To the best knowledge of authors, the proposed MMA configuration exhibits the absorptivity in the widest incident angle ever reported.

scholarly journals Design of A Perfect Metamaterial Absorber for Microwave Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Khalid Al-Badri
Keyword(s):  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Absorption Bands ◽  
Band Frequency ◽  
Image Sensing ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Low Profile ◽  
X Band ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Perfect Metamaterial Absorber

In this manuscript, a multi-band and low-profile metamaterial absorber with polarisation independence from 00 to 450 is presented. The proposed metamaterial structure is composed of a single ring with a rectangular patch, consisting of periodic unit cells with a size of 150mm × 250mm × 1.5mm. The structure exhibits three absorption peaks under normal incidence, which cover the X-band. According to the results, the desired material can excellently absorb the electromagnetic wave signal, with an outstanding absorption rate of about 95% at the microwave x-band frequency. The proposed structure shows three absorption bands where two of them exceed 90% absorption level. The results displayed a high Q-factor of 103.5 at a resonance frequency of 8.58 GHz and the figure of merit (FOM) is 98.4, which can be used to enhance the sensor sensing, narrowband band filter and image sensing. The proposed structure is fabricated, and experiments are carried out to validate the design principle. Strong agreements are observed between the measured and the corresponding simulated results.

scholarly journals A Switchable Ultra-Wideband Metamaterial Absorber with Polarization-Insensitivity and Wide-incident Angle at THz Band

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liansheng Wang ◽  
Dongyan Xia ◽  
Quanhong Fu ◽  
Xueyong Ding ◽  
Yuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Incident Angle ◽  
Ground Plane ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Dielectric Substrate ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Ultra Wideband ◽  
Absorption Mechanism ◽  
Te Mode ◽  
Polarization Insensitivity ◽  
High Absorption

In this paper, we report a switchable ultra-wideband metamaterial absorber with polarization-insensitivity and wide-incident angle at THz band which is composed of VO2 disk, polyimide dielectric substrate, and gold ground plane. The results show that the absorption is greater than 90% from 3.5–8 THz for a temperature of 300 K and this absorption band disappears when the temperature rises to 350 K. The absorption property of our proposed metamaterial absorber is insensitive to polarization states and angles and it can withhold high absorption of more than 80% for wide-incident angles, up to 60° for TE mode and TM mode. The wideband absorption mechanism is elucidated using an effective medium and surface current analysis.

scholarly journals Two-layered Dual-band Perfect Metamaterial Absorber at K band Frequency

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-27
Author(s):  
M. C. Tran ◽  
T. T. H. Phuong
Keyword(s):  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Material Structure ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Band Frequency ◽  
Absorption Frequency ◽  
Dielectric Layers ◽  
Absorber Structure ◽  
Perfect Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
K Band

This paper presents a study of a novel absorber structure based on two-dielectric-layers, two perfect absorption frequency bands at K band (f1 = 26.5 GHz and f2 = 28.6 GHz) go under observance. The study of the dependence of absorption and frequency on relative distance between the layers of material and the material structure parameters are discussed. 

Electromagnetic density of modes in one-dimensional photonic crystals containing dispersive metamaterials

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (11) ◽  
pp. 1224-1229
Author(s):  
Y. Sharma ◽  
S. Shukla ◽  
A. Aman ◽  
S. Prasad ◽  
V. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Photonic Crystals ◽  
Transfer Matrix Method ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Relative Thickness ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Unit Cells ◽  
Frequency Regime

The electromagnetic density of modes (DOM) in a finite one-dimensional photonic crystal containing dispersive metamaterials is computed using Wigner’s time approach. The expression of DOM is derived using the transfer matrix method. Different structural parameters, such as relative thickness, incident angle, and total number of unit cells are varied and their effects are investigated. It is observed that relative thickness, angle of incidence, and total number of unit cells all play an important role in determining the properties of DOM depending on the frequency regime under consideration.

scholarly journals Tunable Dual Broadband Terahertz Metamaterial Absorber Based on Vanadium Dioxide

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 7259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Fei Jiao ◽  
Zi-Heng Zhang ◽  
Tong Li ◽  
Yun Xu ◽  
Guo-Feng Song
Keyword(s):  
Vanadium Dioxide ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Bottom Layer ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Field Analysis ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Polarization Angle ◽  
Broadband Terahertz

With the rapid development of terahertz technology, tunable high-efficiency broadband functional devices have become a research trend. In this research, a dynamically tunable dual broadband terahertz absorber based on the metamaterial structure of vanadium dioxide (VO2) is proposed and analyzed. The metamaterial is composed of patterned VO2 on the top layer, gold on the bottom layer and silicon dioxide (SiO2) as the middle dielectric layer. Simulation results show that two bandwidths of 90% absorption reach as wide as 2.32 THz from 1.87 to 4.19 THz and 2.03 THz from 8.70 to 10.73 THz under normal incidence. By changing the conductivity of VO2, the absorptance dynamically tuned from 2% to 94%. Moreover, it is verified that absorptance is insensitive to the polarization angle. The physical origin of this absorber is revealed through interference theory and matching impedance theory. We further investigate the physical mechanism of dual broadband absorption through electric field analysis. This design has potential applications in imaging, modulation and stealth technology.

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