Phase characteristics of subwavelength antenna elements for efficient design of terahertz frequency and millimeter wave metasurfaces

Autor: Andrew J. Gatesman, Robert H. Giles, William E. Nixon, Richard Williams
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Terahertz Physics, Devices, and Systems IX: Advanced Applications in Industry and Defense.
ISSN: 0277-786X
Popis: In this paper the effects of subwavelength antenna resonator element dimensions on the anomalous reflection properties of metasurfaces operating in the millimeter wave and terahertz frequency regions are investigated. Such two-dimensional structures are finding uses as flat optics in a variety of applications including beam steerers, reflectarrays, and broadband, polarization-independent radar absorbers. Numerical simulations were performed to characterize the reflection phase of square resonators of varying dimensions for several metasurface and reflectarray designs. A simple empirical model is developed for efficient characterization of metasurface phase characteristics in lieu of expensive numerical simulation software.
Databáze: OpenAIRE