Broadband Bi-Directional Polarization-Insensitive Metamaterial Absorber
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design and Simulation
3. Results and Discussion
4. Analysis of the Equivalent Circuit
5. Experimental Verification
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | R1 | R2 | R3 | P | L1 | L2 | L3 | h1 |
Dimension | 250 Ω | 250 Ω | 450 Ω | 48 mm | 42 mm | 23.15 mm | 14 mm | 1.7 mm |
Parameter | t1 | t2 | t3 | w1 | w2 | w3 | w4 | -- |
Dimension | 2.5 mm | 14 mm | 0.3 mm | 1 mm | 1.5 mm | 2 mm | 3.5 mm | -- |
Parameter | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Parameter | C2 | C22 | C23 | C24 |
Value (Ω) | 30.01 | 0.01 | 900.01 | 0.01 | Value (pF) | 2.75 | 0.66 | 17.12 | 0.61 |
Parameter | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | Parameter | C3 | C32 | C33 | C34 |
Value (nH) | 27.31 | 4.96 | 0.01 | 24.01 | Value (pF) | 1.21 | 0.01 | 11.11 | 0.88 |
Parameter | C1 | C12 | C13 | C14 | Parameter | C4 | -- | -- | -- |
Value (pF) | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.01 | 1.55 | Value (pF) | 3.61 | -- | -- | -- |
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Tian, F.; Ma, X.; Hao, H.; Li, X.; Fan, J.; Guo, L.; Huang, X. Broadband Bi-Directional Polarization-Insensitive Metamaterial Absorber. Materials 2021, 14, 7339. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237339
Tian F, Ma X, Hao H, Li X, Fan J, Guo L, Huang X. Broadband Bi-Directional Polarization-Insensitive Metamaterial Absorber. Materials. 2021; 14(23):7339. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237339
Chicago/Turabian StyleTian, Feng, Xia Ma, Han Hao, Xuewen Li, Jingdao Fan, Liang Guo, and Xiaojun Huang. 2021. "Broadband Bi-Directional Polarization-Insensitive Metamaterial Absorber" Materials 14, no. 23: 7339. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14237339