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Tunable left-hand characteristics in multi-nested square-split-ring enabled metamaterials

基于多重嵌套方形开口环超材料的可调谐左手特性研究

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Left-hand materials have drawn increasing attention from many disciplines and found widespread application, especially in microwave engineering. A sandwiched metamaterial consisting of multi-nested square-split-ring resonators on the top side and a set of wires on the back side is proposed. Scattering parameters are retrieved by high-frequency structure simulator (HFSS) software based on the finite element method. Effects of square-split-ring number on the left-hand characteristics containing negative values of permittivity, permeability, and refractive index have been intensively investigated. Simulated results show that obvious resonant left-hand characteristics could be observed within 8–18 GHz, and the resonant frequency counts are inclined to be in direct proportion to the square-split-ring number over 8–18 GHz. Besides, the proposed sandwiched metamaterial with three square-split-ring resonators and three wires presents the widest frequency band of left-hand characteristics in a range of 8–18 GHz. Further, electromagnetic field distributions demonstrated that the induced magnetic dipole dominates the resonant absorption. The multi-peak resonance characteristics of square-split-ring resonant structure are considered to be a promising candidate for selective-frequency absorption or modulation toward microwave frequency band.

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具有左手特性的超材料因具有超常物理特性近年来倍受关注,在微波工程领域也具有重要应用 价值.本文设计了一种由多重嵌套方形开口环和一组平行金属线构成的夹芯结构超材料,采用有限元 全波仿真软件HFSS 系统研究了多重嵌套方形开口环数量对介电常数,磁导率和折射率的影响规律. 结果表明,该超材料在8∼18 GHz 范围内的散射参数(S11 和S21)具有显著的谐振特性,其内禀电磁参量 也呈现出典型的双负左手特性,并得到了实验验证;且随着多重嵌套方形开口环数量的增加,其谐振 峰数量也增加,当开口环数量为3 时具有最大的有效频率带宽;进一步分析电磁场分布发现感应磁偶 极子是导致强吸收的主要机制.这种结构简单,频率可调谐的超材料在选择性微波吸收材料和微波调 制器件中具有广阔的应用前景.

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    Yadgar. I. Abdulkarim, Lian-wen Deng  (邓联文), Jun-liang Yang  (阳军亮), Sheng-xiang Huang  (黄生祥), Long-hui He  (贺龙辉) & Heng Luo  (罗衡)

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Abdulkarim, Y.I., Deng, Lw., Yang, Jl. et al. Tunable left-hand characteristics in multi-nested square-split-ring enabled metamaterials. J. Cent. South Univ. 27, 1235–1246 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11771-020-4363-5

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