Dual segment rectangular dielectric resonator antenna with metamaterial for improvement of bandwidth and gain

The simulation and experimental studies of an aperture‐coupled wideband dual segment rectangular dielectric resonator antenna with metamaterial for C‐band applications are presented in this paper. The antenna consists of Alumina (Al₂O₃) ceramic as upper segment and Teflon as lower segment. The combination of circular‐shaped coplanar split‐ring resonator and conducting strip has been used as metamaterial superstrate. With the use of metamaterial superstrate, the bandwidth of the antenna is increased by 48% through simulation and 22% experimentally. The broadside radiation pattern of the antenna is converted into directive radiation pattern with reduced beamwidth when metamaterial superstrate is used. The peak gain of the antenna is also enhanced by 33% through simulation and 31% experimentally with the use of metamaterial superstrate. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:646–655, 2014.     

各向异性特异材料界面的反常折射与反射性质

根据电磁场边界条件和色散关系,理论研究了电磁波从各向同性右手材料向各向异性特异材料入射时的反常折射与反射性质,结果表明,从各向同性右手材料向never cutoff型特异材料入射时,透射波的波矢和坡印廷矢量的反射角具有相反的符号,折射角的幅度随着入射角的增大而增大并趋于一定值;研究了磁导率张量参数对折射角的影响,对于anti-cutoff型特异材料界面,当入射角小于临界角θc时可以发生反常的全反射,而对于always cutoff型特异材料界面总会发生全向全反射。这些电磁性质将在部分聚焦与全向反射镜方面具有潜在的应用价值。     

Profile miniaturization and performance improvement of a rectangular patch antenna using magnetic metamaterial substrates

The idea of profile miniaturization and performance improvement of a rectangular patch antenna using a metamaterial substrate with large values in the real part of effective relative permeability is proposed in microwave frequency range. The volume profile of the antenna is minimized by tuning the effective relative permeability and thickness of the substrate material. The specific type of metamaterial which can be used as substrate material for the antenna miniaturization purpose is suggested. The proposed idea is validated through finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) simulations for sample rectangular patch antennas with metamaterial substrates at the frequency about 10 GHz. Improvement of the power directivity is found for the metamaterial substrate with large value in the real part of effective permeability. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 26:254–261, 2016.     

Terahertz narrow bandstop, broad bandpass filter using double-layer S-shaped metamaterials

Abstract In this study, double-layer S-shaped metamaterials （MMs） are analyzed by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. These materials exhibit narrow bandstop and broad bandpass transmission properties at both horizontal and vertical electric-field polarizations. A 117% increase in the unloaded quality factor is experimen- tally observed for these materials. The center frequency is approximately 0.45 THz, with a 3-dB bandwidth of 0.52 THz from 0.20 to 0.72 THz at normal incidence. The measured average insertion loss is 0.5 dB with a ripple of 1 dB. These results show that double-layer S-shaped MMs are effective in designing tunable terahertz devices.     

Review of Broadband Metamaterial Absorbers: From Principles,Design Strategies,and Tunable Properties to Functional Applications

Metamaterial absorbers have been widely studied and continuously concerned owing to their excellent resonance features of ultra-thin thickness, light-weight, and high absorbance. Their applications, however, are typically restricted by the intrinsic dispersion of materials and strong resonant features of patterned arrays (mainly referring to narrow absorption bandwidth). It is, therefore essential to reassert the principles of building broadband metamaterial absorbers (BMAs). Herein, the research progress of BMAs from principles, design strategies, tunable properties to functional applications are comprehensively and deeply summarized. Physical principles behind broadband absorption are briefly discussed, typical design strategies in realizing broadband absorption are further emphasized, such as top-down lithography, bottom-up self-assembly, and emerging 3D printing technology. Diversified active components choices, including optical response, temperature response, electrical response, magnetic response, mechanical response, and multi-parameter responses, are reviewed in achieving dynamically tuned broadband absorption. Following this, the achievements of various interdisciplinary applications for BMAs in energy-harvesting, photodetectors, radar-IR dual stealth, bolometers, noise absorbing, imaging, and fabric wearable are summarized. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for future development of BMAs are discussed.     

结构型多尺度超材料吸波体的设计与研究

文中提出了一种结构型多尺度超材料吸波体。微观层面,该吸波体的结构单元采用微米级羰基铁粉 (CIPs)和多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs),二者可有效提升吸波体的介电损耗及磁损耗特性;宏观层面,吸波体结构单元 顶部为平台型结构,可提升吸波体对电磁波的阻抗匹配特性。仿真结果表明,该超材料吸波体的反射损耗最小值为 -18. 15 dB,吸收率峰值可达0. 98,吸收率超过0. 9 的频带宽度为5. 5 GHz。通过CIPs、MWCNTs 以及吸波体宏观结 构的协同作用,该吸波体可实现高效宽带吸收特性。     

超材料的应用及制备技术研究进展

超材料是一类具有特殊性质、自然界中并不存在的人造材料。综述了单负超材料和左手超材料构型的研究进展和超材料在超分辨成像、电磁隐身和电磁吸波体等方面的应用。同时也对国内外主要超材料制备技术进行了分类和概述,包括电子束光刻、纳米压印技术和聚焦离子束技术等。最后对超材料的发展方向和应用方向进行了展望。     

“超材料”结构吸波复合材料技术研究

研究了"超材料"结构吸波复合材料的制备技术及其力学性能与电性能。通过突破不同尺寸金属周期结构单元制备、金属周期结构单元转移、含金属周期结构单元吸波复合材料工艺参数优化等关键技术,制备出电性能和力学性能批次间稳定性良好的含多层金属周期结构单元的"超材料"结构吸波复合材料,"超材料"结构吸波复合材料在2~18GHz频率范围具有宽频高吸收的特性。     

Novel 3D‐Printed Hybrid Auxetic Mechanical Metamaterial with Chirality‐Induced Sequential Cell Opening Mechanisms

New hybrid auxetic chiral mechanical metamaterial are designed and fabricated via multi‐material 3D printing. Due to the chirality‐induced rotation, the material have unique sequential cell‐opening mechanisms. Mechanical experiments on the 3D printed prototypes and systematic FE simulations show that the effective stiffness, the Poisson's ratio and the cell‐opening mechanisms of the new design can be tuned in a very wide range by tailoring two non‐dimensional parameters: the cell size ratio and stiffness ratio of component materials. As example applications, sequential particle release mechanisms and color changing mechanisms of the new designs are also systematically explored. The present new design concepts can be used to develop new multi‐functional smart composites, sensors and/or actuators which are responsive to external load and/or environmental conditions for applications in drug delivery and color changing for camouflage.

     

分布式通风隔声罩的设计和效果研究

针对动力设备同时满足降噪和散热的需求,提出一种周期分布式结构的通风隔声罩。隔声罩的罩壁内嵌通风消声单元,声波衰减的同时,气流可顺利通过罩壁进行耗散。介绍了分布式通风隔声罩的设计,并对其隔声性能进行了理论计算。通过分布式通风隔声罩对三种不同设备的插入损失分别进行了实际测量和分析。研究结果表明,在通过频率以上,隔声罩插入损失的计算值和实测值吻合较好,分布式通风隔声罩在其通过频率以上具有良好的隔声效果。该分布式通风隔声罩的有效降噪频率可根据不同声源的频率特性进行专一设计,适用于各种需要通风散热的设备的隔声。