Multi-Band Metamaterial Absorber: Design, Experiment and Physical Interpretation
Keywords:
Absorber, metamaterial, microwave and multi-bandAbstract
This paper presents the design, fabrication, characterization and experimental verification of a perfect Multi-Band Metamaterial (MTM) absorber (MA) based on a simple configuration of a rectangular resonator and strips operating in microwave frequency regime. The proposed multi-band MA provides perfect absorption with TE-incident angle independency. Maximum absorption rate is achieved as 99.43% at 5.19 GHz for simulation and 98.67% at 5.19 GHz for experiment, respectively. The measurement results of the fabricated prototype are in a good agreement with the numerical results. Furthermore, we introduce a numerical analysis in order to show physical interpretation of the MA mechanism in detail. Additionally, a sensor application of the proposed multi-band MA is presented to demonstrate an extra feature of the suggested structure. As a result, the proposed multi-band MA enables myriad potential application areas such as radar, stealth, shielding, communication, imaging and medical applications.
Downloads
References
M. R. I. Faruque, M. T. Islam and N. Misran, “Evaluation of em absorption in human head with metamaterial attachment,” The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, vol. 25, pp. 1097-1107, 2010.
M. Veysi and A. Jafargholi, “Directivity and bandwidth enhancement of proximity-coupled microstrip antenna using metamaterial cover,” The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, vol. 27, pp. 925, 2012.
Y. Huang, G. Wen, T. Li and K. Xie, “Positivenegative-positive metamaterial consisting of ferrimagnetic host and wire array,” The Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, vol. 25, pp. 696-702, 2010.
N. Fang, H. Lee, C. Sun and X. Zhang, “Sub– diffraction-limited optical imaging with a silver superlens,” Science, vol. 308, pp. 534-537, 2005.
C. Sabah and H. G. Roskos, “Broadside-coupled triangular split-ring-resonators for terahertz sensing,” The European Physical Journal Applied Physics, vol. 61, 30402, 2013.
J. B. Pendry, D. Schurig and D. R. Smith, “Controlling electromagnetic fields,” Science, vol. 312, pp. 1780-1782, 2006.
F. Bilotti, L. Nucci and L. Vegni, “An SRRbased microwave absorber,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 48, pp. 2171- 2175, 2006.
M. C. K. Wiltshire, J. B. Pendry, I. R. Young, D. J. Larkman, D. J. Gilderdale and J. V. Hajnal, “Micro structured magnetic materials for RF flux guides in magnetic resonance imaging,” Science, vol. 291, pp. 849-851, 2001.
C. Sabah and S. Uckun, “Multilayer system of lorentz/drude type metamaterials with dielectric slabs and its application to electromagnetic filters,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 91, pp. 349-364, 2009.
M. Gokkavas, K. Guven, I. Bulu, K. Aydin, R. S. Penciu, M. Kafesaki, C. M. Soukoulis and E. Ozbay, “Experimental demonstration of a lefthanded metamaterial operating at 100 GHz,” Physical Review B, vol. 73, 193103, 2006.
T. J. Yen, W. J. Padilla, N. Fang, D. C. Vier, D. R. Smith, J. B. Pendry, D. N. Basov and X. Zhang, “Terahertz magnetic response from artificial materials,” Science, vol. 303, pp. 1494- 1496, 2004.
S. Linden, C. Enkrich, M. Wegener, J. Zhou, T. Koschny and C. M. Soukoulis, “Magnetic response of metamaterials at 100 terahertz,” Science, vol. 306, pp. 1351-1353, 2004.
S. Zhang, W. Fan, N. C. Panoiu, K. J. Malloy, R. M. Osgood and S. R. J. Brueck, “Experimental demonstration of near-infrared negative-index metamaterials,” Physical Review Letters, vol. 95, 137404, 2005.
G. Dolling, M. Wegener, C. M. Soukoulis and S. Linden, “Negative-index metamaterial at 780 nm wavelength,” Optics Letters, vol. 32, pp. 53-55, 2007.
Y. J. Huang, G. J. Wen, J. Li, W. R. Zhu, P. Wang and Y. H. Sun, “Wide-angle and polarization-independent metamaterial absorber based on snowflake-shaped configuration,” Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 27, pp. 552-559, 2013.
J. Lee and S. Lim, “Bandwidth-enhanced and polarization-insensitive metamaterial absorber using double resonance,” Electronics Letters, vol. 47, pp. 8-9, 2011.
N. I. Landy, S. Sajuyigbe, J. J. Mock, D. R. Smith and W. J. Padilla, “Perfect metamaterial absorber,” Physical Review Letters, vol. 100, 207402, 2008.
J. Sun, L. Liu, G. Dong and J. Zhou, “An extremely broad band metamaterial absorber based on destructive interference,” Optics Express, vol. 19, pp. 21155-21162, 2011.
B. Zhu, Y. Feng, J. Zhao, C. Huang, Z. Wang and T. Jiang, “Polarization modulation by tunable electromagnetic metamaterial reflector/absorber,” Optics Express, vol. 18, pp. 23196-23203, 2010.
B. Wang, T. Koschny and C. M. Soukoulis, “Wide-angle and polarization-independent chiral metamaterial absorber,” Physical Review B, vol. 80, 033108, 2009.
F. Dincer, O. Akgol, M. Karaaslan, E. Unal and C. Sabah, “Polarization angle independent perfect metamaterial absorbers for solar cell applications in the microwave, infrared, and visible regime,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research, vol. 144, pp. 93-101, 2014.
Y. Liu, Y. Chen, J. Li, T. Hung and J. Li, “Study of energy absorption on solar cell using metamaterials,” Solar Energy, vol. 86, pp. 1586- 1599, 2012.
