传输线结构的一维Metamaterials的禁带性质

主要讨论一维Metamaterlals的禁带性质。对传输线结构的一维Metamaterials进行了电路仿真。保持加载电感不变时，调节加载电容；反过来，保持加载电容不变，调节加载电感的参数。得到一系列仿真曲线，基于微波网络理论，分析了禁带的变化规律。加载电容偏离匹配点电容越大，禁带越宽，同时也越深；同样的，加载电感偏离匹配电感越大，禁带就越宽，同时禁带也越深。     

Enhanced nonlinear effects in pulse propagation through epsilon‐near‐zero media

In recent years, unconventional metamaterial properties have triggered a revolution of electromagnetic research which has unveiled novel scenarios of wave‐matter interaction. A very small dielectric permittivity is a leading example of such unusual features, since it produces an exotic static‐like regime where the electromagnetic field is spatially slowly‐varying over a physically large region. The so‐called epsilon‐near‐zero metamaterials thus offer an ideal platform where to manipulate the inner details of the “stretched” field. Here we theoretically prove that a standard nonlinearity is able to operate such a manipulation to the point that even a thin slab produces a dramatic nonlinear pulse transformation, if the dielectric permittivity is very small within the field bandwidth. The predicted non‐resonant releasing of full nonlinear coupling produced by the epsilon‐near‐zero condition does not resort to any field enhancement mechanism and opens novel routes to exploiting matter nonlinearity for steering the radiation by means of ultra‐compact structures.

     

一种基于单负Metamaterials成对结构的带通滤波器的设计

提出了一种基于单负Metamaterials对的带通滤波器的设计原理,给出了这种带通滤波器的谐振频率的表达式,对其谐振频率及带宽与其决定因素之间的关系进行了计算,对计算结果进行了讨论,为设计单负Metamaterial对带通滤波器的理论与方法提供了依据。研究结果表明：利用单负Metamaterials对的确可以实现带通滤波器;ENG板的磁导率μ1、MNG板的介电常数ε2、电等离子体频率ωep、磁等离子体频率ωmp、两个层的厚度比值a这五个因素决定了这种滤波器的中心频率;两个层的厚度及二者之间的比值决定这种滤波器的带宽。     

Layer homogenization of a 2D periodic array of scatterers

The homogenization of a metamaterial made of a collection of scatterers periodically disposed is studied from an asymptotic theory and an optimization algorithm. Detailed numerical results are given for resonant scatterers and the spatial dispersion is investigated.     

Sub-Wavelength Virtual Imaging Using a Pair of 2-D L Loaded and C Loaded Transmission-Line Metamaterial Slabs

The dispersion relations and impedance expressions for both two-dimensional （2-D）/μ-negative and e-negative transmission line metamaterials, which may be paired to form a virtual image of the object, are presented. Under the conjugate matched condition, the voltage distri-butions inside and outside such paired slabs are derived for a plane-wave excitation. Green＇s functions corresponding to the voltages by a y directed elementary current source excitation are utilized to computed voltage phase and mag-nitude in all regions. The 2-D plots show that the voltage waves, the propagating waves and the evanescent waves, can pass through the conjugate matched slabs and so sub-wavelength virtual imaging has been achieved.     

Metamaterial Superstrate and Electromagnetic Band-Gap Substrate for High Directive Antenna

A high directive planar antenna made from a metamaterial superstrate and an electromagnetic band-gap (EBG) substrate has been investigated. A patch antenna surrounded with EBG structures is used as the radiation source. The CST Microwave Studio is used for the simulation. The results show that the gain of the antenna with metamaterial is 21.6 dB at the operating frequency of 14.6 GHz. Compared with the patch feed with the same aperture size but without the metamaterial superstrate, the performance of the antenna is improved obviously and the gain increases about 12.4 dB.     

Analytical formulas for complex permittivity of periodic composites. Estimation of gain and loss enhancement in active and passive composites

ABSTRACT

The asymptotic homogenization method is applied to complex dielectric periodic composites. An equivalence to coupled dielectric problems with real coefficients is shown. This is similar to a piezoelectric problem: an out-plane mechanical displacement and an in-plane electric potential establishing a correspondence principle. Closed-form formulas for the complex dielectric effective tensor in the case of a square array of circular inclusions embedded in a matrix are given. These formulas are written in terms of a real and symmetric matrix which facilitates the implementation of the computational scheme. We also get similar formulas for multilayered complex dielectric composites. The real closed-form formulas are advantageous for estimating gain and loss enhancement properties of active and passive composites in certain volume fraction intervals. Numerical computations are performed and the results are compared with other approaches showing the usefulness of the obtained formulas. This may be of interest in the context of metamaterials.     

Design and analysis of a super compact wide-band bandpass filter based on metamaterial resonators

In this paper, a novel compact wide-band bandpass filter (BPF) with a wide frequency range is presented. This filter consisting of a multi-mode resonator (MMR) and four metamaterial unit-cells benefits from a very compact size. Unit-cells based on a complementary spiral resonator (CSR) including a metallic via, improve both upper and lower stopband rejection and compensate the insertion loss (I.L) within the passband altogether. This wide-band filter presents a 3-dB bandwidth of 7.7 GHz, ranging from 3 GHz to 10.7 GHz and the Insertion loss is less than 0.7 dB over the passband. The measured results are in good agreement with both the full-wave electromagnetic simulation and the proposed circuit model results. The dimension of the fabricated filter is 0.128 λ × 0.1 λ (i.e., 5.6 × 4.4 mm²). This filter is considerably compact compared to the other wide-band bandpass filters with the same substrate.     

Ka波段平面Goubau线与超材料相结合的宽带滤波器

平面Goubau线(PGL)可作为单导体波导进行Ka波段表面电磁波传输。通过与超材料共面集成,可抑制PGL特定频点的表面波。在此基础上将超材料组成阵列形式,实现了宽带滤波特性。采用CST对所设计模型进行仿真,通过设置场监视器,重点研究了PGL与超材料的场分布特征与互作用结果。通过不断优化设计,最终获得了20%相对带宽的宽带滤波器。Ka波段平面器件的研究有助于微波毫米波器件小型化、平面化、集成化方向的发展。     

基于变换声学的角反射器的设计*

基于超材料的新型声学器件是近年来的研究热点,变换声学为这些新型声学器件的实现带来了可能。该文提出了一种基于变换声学的声反射器模型的设计方法。通过简单的线性映射,该声反射器具有均匀而各向异性的参数。利用Biot流体等效介质理论,通过周期分层结构可以对该反射器进行实现。仿真结果显示,在一定角度范围内,该反射器可以将声波按照入射方向进行反射,同时也验证了该结构的宽频有效性。