Development and Analysis of Coding and Tailored Metamaterial for Terahertz Frequency Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Coding Metamaterial Construction
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Element “1” Metamaterial
3.2. Coding Metamaterial Sequence
3.2.1. Transmission Coefficient
3.2.2. RCS Reduction
3.3. Tailored Metamaterial Structure
3.3.1. Transmission Coefficient
3.3.2. RCS Reduction
3.4. Scattering Pattern Comparison
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Descriptions | Dimension (µm) |
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t1 | 3.0 |
t2 | 0.9 |
t3 | 2.0 |
t4 | 1.0 |
t5 | 2.5 |
t6 | 0.5 |
t7 | 0.6 |
t8 | 0.8 |
t9 | 4.2 |
Substrate Length, SL | 50 |
Substrate Width, SW | 50 |
Metamaterial Thickness, MT | 0.2 |
Substrate Thickness, ST | 15 |
Coding Sequence | Row 1 | Row 2 | Row 3 | Row 4 | Row 5 | Row 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 101010 | 101010 | 101010 | 101010 | 101010 | 101010 |
2 | 110110 | 110110 | 110110 | 110110 | 110110 | 110110 |
3 | 101010 | 110011 | 010101 | 101100 | 111111 | 000001 |
Coding Sequences | Single-Layer | Double-Layer | Multi-Layer |
---|---|---|---|
1 | - | - | 0.67 THz |
2 | 0.77 and 2.02 THz | 0.73 THz | 0.51, 0.66, 1.90, and 2.66 THz |
3 | 0.70 THz | 0.67 THz | 0.65 THz |
Tailored Metamaterial | Resonance Frequencies |
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TM 1 | 0.70, 1.53, 1.89, 2.69, 3.48, 3.71, 4.34, and 4.52 THz |
TM 2 | 0.76, 1.05, 2.11, 2.25, 2.83, 2.92, 3.33, 3.43, 3.56, 3.71, and 4.39 THz |
TM 3 | 0.74, 0.91, 1.15, 2.08, 2.42, 2.85, 3.20, and 4.45 THz |
TM 4 | 0.74, 0.78, 1.15, 2.08, 2.42, 3.20, and 4.45 THz |
Coding Metamaterial | |||
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Coding Sequence 1 | Coding Sequence 2 | Coding Sequence 3 | |
Single-layer | | | |
Double-layer | | | |
Triple-layer | | | |
Tailored Metamaterial | |||
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TM 1 | TM 2 | TM 3 | TM 4 |
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Ramachandran, T.; Faruque, M.R.I.; Islam, M.T.; Khandaker, M.U.; Alqahtani, A.; Bradley, D.A. Development and Analysis of Coding and Tailored Metamaterial for Terahertz Frequency Applications. Materials 2022, 15, 2777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15082777
Ramachandran T, Faruque MRI, Islam MT, Khandaker MU, Alqahtani A, Bradley DA. Development and Analysis of Coding and Tailored Metamaterial for Terahertz Frequency Applications. Materials. 2022; 15(8):2777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15082777
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamachandran, Tayaallen, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Amal Alqahtani, and D. A. Bradley. 2022. "Development and Analysis of Coding and Tailored Metamaterial for Terahertz Frequency Applications" Materials 15, no. 8: 2777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15082777