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A metamaterial with multi-band left handed characteristic

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A novel left handed (LH) metamaterial (LHM) with multi-band (MB) LH behavior is numerically and experimentally studied based on three split ring resonator pairs (SRRPs). The SRRPs are patterned on both sides of a single dielectric slab, featuring three magnetic resonances and two electric resonances. By cautiously designing the dimensions of each SRRP, the magnetic resonances and electric resonances can be individually controlled, and the resulting negative permeability and negative permittivity can be overlapped to engineer a MB LHM. The multiresonant mechanism has been studied from field distribution analysis and circuit model analysis. For demonstration, a prototype example was fabricated and measured. Good agreement between simulation and measurement is observed. Measurement results indicate two bands of negative refractive index (NRI) in 7.41–7.74 GHz and 9.8–10.4 GHz. The suggested novel LHM opens an alternative to prepare the cloaks, absorbers, antennas, and frequency selective surface (FSS) suitable for multifrequencies.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 60971118 and the 973 Project of Science and Technology Ministry under Grant Nos. 2009CB613306. The authors would like to thank Professor Chen Hong Sheng for fruitful discussions and China North Electronic Engineering Research Institute for the fabrication.

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  1. Missile Institute, Air Force Engineering University, Sanyuan, 713800, China

    He-Xiu Xu, Guang-Ming Wang & Qiang Liu

  2. College of Science, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an, 710051, China

    Jia-Fu Wang

  3. National Key Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, 710051, China

    Jian-Qiang Gong

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Xu, HX., Wang, GM., Liu, Q. et al. A metamaterial with multi-band left handed characteristic. Appl. Phys. A 107, 261–268 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-6872-z

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