Design of a varactor-tunable metamaterial absorber

In this paper, we design a varactor-tunable metamaterial absorber （MA）. The tunable MA is based on a mushroom-type high impedance surface （HIS）, in which varactors are loaded between adjacent metal patches to adjust the capacitance and tune the resonance frequency, the primary ground plane is etched as the bias network to bias all of the varactors in parallel, and another ultra-thin grounded film is attached to the bottom. Its absorption characteristics are realized for electrically dielectric loss. The simulated values of a sample indicate that a tunable frequency range from 2.85 GHz to 2.22 GHz is achieved by adjusting the varactor capacitance from 0.1 pF to 2.0 pF, and better than 0.97 absorbance is realized; in addition, the tunable frequency range is expanded from 4.12 GHz to 1.70 GHz after optimization.     

Tunable broadband metamaterial absorber consisting of ferrite slabs and a copper wire

A tunable broadband metamaterial absorber is demonstrated at microwave frequencies in this paper.The metamaterial absorber is composed of ferrite slabs with large resonance beamwidths and a copper wire.The theoretical analysis for the effective media parameters is presented to show the mechanism for achieving the perfect absorptivity characteristic.The numerical results of transmission,reflectance,and absorptivity indicate that the metamaterial absorber exhibits a near perfect impedance-match to free space and a high absorptivity of 98.2% for one layer and 99.97% for two layers at 9.9 GHz.The bandwidth with the absorptivity above 90% is about 2.3 GHz.Moreover,the absorption band can be shifted linearly in a wide frequency range by adjusting the magnetic bias.This metamaterial absorber opens a way to prepare perfectly matched layers for engineering applications.     

Photonic generation of a microwave signal by incorporating a delay interferometer and a saturable absorber

A novel approach to generate microwave signals is presented by employing a dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser. By using a delay interferometer as a comb filter cascaded with a tunable bandpass filter and a saturable absorber formed by an unpumped polarization-maintaining erbium-doped fiber, a stable wavelength-tunable dual-wavelength single longitudinal-mode laser is achieved. A microwave signal at 20.07 GHz with a linewidth of <25 kHz is demonstrated by beating the two wavelengths at a photodetector.     

A second-order cross fractal meta-material structure used in low-frequency microwave absorbing materials

A second-order cross fractal meta-material structure was designed and fabricated in this project. A kind of conventional magnetic material which works at low frequency was used as the absorber substrate. The simulation results demonstrated an absorber band below ?10 dB between 4 and 8 GHz, and there was a 1.7 GHz expansion when the meta-material structure was not loaded. The experiment results indicated a similar absorber band between 3 and 5.5 GHz, which was 1.09 GHz wider than meta-material structure and the absorber band expanded by 88 %. Then we further analyzed the energy distribution on the surface of the meta-material structure which perfectly explained the expansion of the absorption band and implied a way to achieve a lower wider absorber band.     

Improvement on the wave absorbing property of a lossy frequency selective surface absorber using a magnetic substrate

An equivalent-circuit model is used to analyse the improvement of the wave absorbing performance of the lossy frequency selective surface(FSS) absorber by using a magnetic substrate,showing that it is possible to widen the wave absorbing bandwidth.Three pieces of magnetic substrates are prepared.According to the complex permittivity and permeability,the reflectivity of the corresponding absorber is calculated by the finite difference time-domain(FDTD) method,and the bandwidth of the reflectivity below 10 dB is optimized by genetic algorithm.The calculated results indicate that the wave absorbing performance is significantly improved by increasing the complex permeability of the substrate;the reflectivity bandwidth below 10 dB of the single layer FSS absorber can reach 3.6-18 GHz with a thickness of 5 mm,which is wider than that with a dielectric substrate.The density of the FSS absorber is only 0.92 g/cm 3.Additionally,the absorption band can be further widened by inserting a second lossy FSS.Finally,a double layer lossy FSS absorber with a magnetic substrate is fabricated based on the design result.The experimental result is consistent with the design one.     

Ferromagnetic nanowire-loaded membranes for microwave electronics

In this article, we show how the microwave properties of ferromagnetic nanowires electrodeposited into a porous polymer template depend on various parameters such as the geometrical parameters of the nanowires array and elaboration conditions. Our nanowires behave as strong uniaxial nanomagnets and exhibit zero-field resonance frequencies tunable up to 36 GHz. Novel microwave devices such as circulators and filters, using a porous polymer template loaded with metallic nanowires, are discussed. An accurate knowledge of magnetic and dielectric properties of the loaded polymer template is mandatory for the design of such devices.     

A Proposal and Demonstration for Photonic Generation of a Microwave Signal by Incorporating a Microring Resonator

A proposal for photonic generation of a microwave signal is presented by employing a dual wavelength erbiumdoped fibre ring laser. In the laser, a microring resonator is cascaded with a tunable bandpass filter to serve as a dual-wavelength selector, an unpumped polarization maintaining erbium-doped fibre is used as a saturable absorber. By replacing the microring resonator with a delay interferometer to verify the proposal, a wavelengthtunable dual wavelength single longitudinal mode laser is demonstrated, and a microwave signal at 10.01 GHz with a linewidth of less than 25 kHz is obtained by beating the two wavelengths at a photodetector.     

Diode-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:GdVO<Subscript>4</Subscript> laser with a GaAs saturable absorber mirror

We report on a diode end-pumped passively mode-locked Nd:GdVO₄ laser. By using a GaAs wafer simultaneously as the saturable absorber and the output coupler, stable continuous-wave mode locking was achieved. The pulse width was measured to be 18.9 picoseconds at a repetition rate of 370 MHz. The most remarkable property of the laser is that its repetition rate can be changed from 370 MHz to 3.348 GHz by simply changing the cavity length. An average output power of 3.46 W at a 3.348 GHz repetition rate was obtained with a 14 W pump power. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of a passively mode-locked Nd:GdVO₄ laser using a GaAs wafer as the saturable absorber. PACS 42.55.Rz; 42.60.Fc; 42.55.Xi.     

一种基于十字镂空结构的低频超材料吸波体的设计与制备

设计了一种十字镂空的超材料结构,与传统的铁磁吸波材料相结合,实现了低频吸收频带的扩宽.仿真结果显示,吸波体在2-4 GHz范围可以实现-10 dB以下的吸收,相比于没有加载超材料的情况,吸收带宽扩展了0.5 GHz.实验结果在2.5-5.1 GHz范围内也显示了相似的吸收曲线,低于-9 dB的吸收频带有0.48 GHz的扩宽,扩展了23%.不同结构的能量损耗密度分布表明,相比于无镂空的十字结构,镂空十字结构可以增加磁场能量损耗,加强单元结构之间的耦合,降低超材料对传统吸波材料性能的破坏.探索了传统铁磁吸波材料厚度的变化对吸波体吸收性能的影响,发现由超材料引入的附加峰位置不随着吸波材料厚度的改变而明显地移动.根据这个结果,进一步设计了由两种超材料叠加组合而成的吸波体,仿真结果和实验结果均显示,在降低了1.1 mm铁磁吸波材料层厚度的情况下,使低频吸收带宽又扩展了0.9 GHz.     

超薄柔性透射型超构材料吸收器

设计并加工了一种超薄柔性透射型吸收器,总体厚度为0.288 mm,可实现柔性弯曲,容易做到与曲面目标共形.该吸收器由三层结构组成,底层是金属光栅,中间为介质层,表面单元由两条平行放置的尺寸不同的金属线组成.仿真和实验结果表明,对横电波在5和7 GHz的吸收分别达到97.5%和96.0%,对横磁波在3.0—6.5 GHz都能保持90%以上的透射率.两个吸收频点可分别独立调节,增加了设计的灵活性.另外,当入射角增大到60°时,该吸收器的性能基本不受影响,表现出良好的广角特性.     

A wideband metamaterial absorber based on a magnetic resonator loaded with lumped resistors

<正>A wideband metamaterial absorber（MA） based on a magnetic resonator loaded with lumped resistors is presented. It is composed of a one-dimensional periodic array of double U-shaped structured magnetic resonators loaded with lumped resistors,a dielectric substrate,and a metal plate.We simulated,fabricated,measured,and analyzed the MA. The experimental results show that the reflectance(S₁₁) is below -10 dB at normal incidence in the frequency range of 7.7 GHz-18 GHz,and the peak value is about—20 dB.Simulated power loss density distributions indicate that wideband absorption of the MA is mainly attributable to the lumped resistors in the magnetic resonator.Further investigations indicate that the distance between two unit cells along the magnetic field direction significantly influences the performance of the MA.     

Design of a super wide-band EM wave absorber for a general purpose anechoic chamber

In order to construct an anechoic chamber satisfying international standards for EMI testing, it has been recognized that the absorption characteristics of the EM wave absorber must be higher than 20 dB over the frequency band from 30 MHz to 18 GHz. In this paper, an EM wave absorber with super wide-band frequency characteristics is proposed and designed in order to satisfy the above requirements by using the EMCM and FDTD. As a result, the proposed absorber has absorption characteristics higher than 20 dB over the frequency band from 30 MHz to more than 20 GHz.     

极薄宽角度平面超材料吸波体仿真与实验验证

仿真和实验验证了厚度极薄的平面结构超材料吸波体, 该吸波体采用加载交指电容的耶路撒冷十字结构, 通过增加单元间的耦合电容显著降低了其工作频率. 测试结果表明, 该超材料吸波体在1.58 GHz, 吸收率峰值为88.48%, 其厚度为2 mm, 约为1/95工作波长, 吸波体的单元尺寸为11 mm, 约为1/17工作波长. 此外, 通过金属通孔将耶路撒冷十字结构与金属底板相连接, 使其对斜入射横电和横磁极化电磁波具有宽角度吸收特性, 在60°时依然具有较高的吸收率, 且吸收峰频率几乎不发生偏移, 从而使其更具实用价值. 关键词： 极薄 宽角度 超材料吸波体     

Single mode operation of a continuously tunable TE CO2 laser using a three mirror resonator

An analysis and experimental results for spectral narrowing and mode-control of a continuously tunable TE CO₂ laser using a three mirror resonator is reported. Single mode operation of a 10 atmosphere device has been obtained with an estimated linewidth of ?0.5 GHz.     

基于电阻膜与分形频率选择表面的超薄宽频带超材料吸波体的设计

设计了一种基于一阶Minkowski分形双方环(Minkowski fractal double square loop, MFDSL)电谐振器结构与电阻膜复合的超薄、 宽频带、极化不敏感和宽入射角的超材料吸波体. 该吸波体的基本结构单元由MFDSL电谐振器结构、方块电阻膜、电介质基板和金属背板组成. 采用时域有限差分算法对这种复合结构吸波体的电磁波吸收特性进行数值模拟分析. 模拟得到的反射率和吸收率表明: 该吸波体在7.5-42 GHz之间对入射电磁波具有大于90%以上的强吸收特性. 模拟得到的不同极化角和不同入射角下的吸收率表明: 该吸波体具有极化不敏感和宽入射角特性. 进一步的数值模拟结果表明, 该复合结构吸波体对电磁波的吸收主要是基于电磁谐振和电路谐振机制, 通过方块电阻的设计可以实现工作频率范围的调节. 关键词： 电阻膜 分形频率选择表面 宽频带吸收     

基于超材料的吸波体设计及其波导缝隙天线应用

设计了一种基于超材料电磁特性的吸波体, 并将其应用于波导缝隙天线. 该吸波体是由两层金属及其中间的有耗介质组成, 上层金属是由刻蚀交叉缝隙的贴片形成的电谐振器, 下层金属不刻蚀, 作为整个金属地板. 通过优化结构参数, 得到了一种极化不敏感、宽入射角的超薄吸波体, 吸波率达到99.1%, 厚度只有约0.01λ. 将该吸波体应用与波导缝隙天线, 在5.48-5.7 GHz工作频段内, 天线雷达散射截面减缩都在3 dB以上, 在鼻锥方向的-25°-+25°范围的角度上, 天线雷达散射截面减缩均在5 dB以上, 雷达散射截面减缩最大超过12 dB, 而天线前向增益仅降低了0.53 dB. 实验结果与仿真结果符合得较好, 证实了该吸波体具有好的天线雷达散射截面减缩效果, 可以应用于天线目标的隐身.     

宽带超薄完美吸波体设计及在圆极化倾斜波束天线雷达散射截面缩减中的应用研究

为了缩减天线带内雷达散射截面(radar cross section, RCS), 在双频带完美吸波材料的基础上, 通过缩小两吸波率峰值之间的距离, 设计出了一种频带较宽的超薄完美吸波体.该吸波体由两层金属及其中间的有耗介质组成, 底面金属不刻蚀, 顶面由方形贴片和绕其四周的开口方环组成, 该结构具有低频点LC谐振和高频点偶极子谐振的特征.仿真和实验结果表明: 该吸波体具有极化不敏感和宽入射角的特征, 其在厚度小于0.01λ的条件下, 具有8.2%的半波功率相对带宽, 最大吸波率的峰值为91.6%和96.5%. 将吸波体用于圆极化的倾斜波束 (tilted beam, TB)天线, 仿真和测试结果表明: 该天线在保持增益不变的条件下, 不仅轴比得到改善, 有效带宽得到拓展, 且在5.5–6.5 GHz范围内TB天线的RCS缩减至少在3 dBsm以上, 在谐振频点处最大缩减幅度分别为11 dBsm和8 dBsm; 在两谐振点处鼻锥方向-36°–+36°范围内, TB天线的RCS缩减均有明显效果. 关键词： 超薄完美吸波体 TB天线 雷达散射截面 圆极化     

基于磁/电介质混合型基体的宽带超材料吸波体的设计与制备

本文设计了一种基于磁/电介质混合型基体的宽带超材料吸波体, 吸波体基本单元由电阻膜、磁/电介质混合型基体以及金属背板组成. 采用时域有限差分法对超材料吸波体吸波性能进行了仿真, 使用遗传算法优化了反射率小于-10 dB的带宽. 仿真结果表明, 当超材料吸波体厚度为2.5 mm时, 在7.8–18 GHz频率范围内的反射率小于-10 dB, 具有厚度薄、宽带、极化不敏感等优点. 通过等效电路模型对其工作机理进行了分析与讨论. 最后制备样品进行测试, 测试结果与仿真结果一致.     

Metamaterial absorber and extending absorbance bandwidth based on multi-cross resonators

In this paper, we report the design, simulation, and measurements of a broadband metamaterial absorber (MA) based on a periodic array of multi-layer cross-structure resonators. A perfect narrowband MA consists of cross-structure resonator, dielectric substrate, and continuous metal films, and the absorption frequency can be tunable by changing the geometrical parameters based on L-C resonance circuit theory. Furthermore, the absorption band of our design is effectively extended by simply stacking several such structural layers with different geometrical dimensions. Finally, the 4-layer cross-structure MA is only 2 mm, which can achieve a full width at half maximum (FWHM) bandwidth of 2 GHz by numerical simulations, and 90 % bandwidth of 1.9 GHz by experiments.     

基于磁谐振器加载的宽频带超材料吸波体的设计

基于加载集总元件的磁谐振器设计了一种宽频带、极化不敏感和宽入射角的超材料吸波体.该吸波体的结构单元由加载集总元件的磁谐振器、介质基板和金属背板组成.仿真得到的加载集总元件和不加载集总元件情况下一维阵列结构吸波体的吸收率表明,相对于不加载集总元件的情况,加载集总元件的一维阵列结构吸波体能够实现宽频带吸波.仿真得到的集总电阻和集总电容取不同值时一维阵列结构吸波体的吸收率表明,集总电阻和集总电容都存在一个最佳值,此时吸波体的吸收率最高、吸收带宽最宽.仿真得到的基板有耗和无耗情况下一维阵列结构吸波体的吸收率表明, 关键词： 磁谐振器 集总元件 宽频带 超材料吸波体