A Linear-to-Circular Polarizer Using Split Ring Resonators
Keywords:
Circularly polarized, linearly polarized, metamaterial, polarizer, split ring resonatorsAbstract
A transmission polarizer with one layer of splitting ring resonator to realize a linearto- circular polarization rotator is presented. Based on the accurate design of anisotropic metamaterials, high conversion efficiency and 8 % frequency band are achieved. Microwave experiments were performed to realize these ideas successfully and results are in excellent agreement with numerical simulations.
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