Towards experimental perfectly-matched layers with ultra-thin metamaterial surfaces

Dexin Ye, Zheng Wang, Zhiyu Wang, Kuiwen Xu, Bin Zhang, Jiangtao Huangfu, Changzhi Li, Lixin Ran

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Abstract

In this paper, we modify uniaxial perfectly matched layer to an entirely passive medium and demonstrate its experimental realization using a deep sub-wavelength metamaterial surface. The relative permittivity and permeability of the surface are matched, mostly imaginary-valued, and far greater than unity. These conditions allow the impedance of the metamaterial surface to be completely matched to air, and produce an extremely large internal dissipation, resulting in a 99.97% power absorption at normal incidence and within a layer thickness of about 1/40 of the free space wavelength.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6236080
Pages (from-to)5164-5172
Number of pages9
JournalIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume60
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2012

Keywords

  • Absorber
  • Anti-reflection
  • Metamaterial
  • Uniaxial perfectly matched layers

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