• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 7, Issue 4, 478 (2019)
Cheng Zhang1, Jin Yang1, Wenkang Cao1, Wei Yuan1, Junchen Ke1, Liuxi Yang1, Qiang Cheng1、2, and Tiejun Cui1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
  • 2e-mail: qiangcheng@seu.edu.cn
  • 3e-mail: tjcui@seu.edu.cn
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.7.000478 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Cheng Zhang, Jin Yang, Wenkang Cao, Wei Yuan, Junchen Ke, Liuxi Yang, Qiang Cheng, Tiejun Cui. Transparently curved metamaterial with broadband millimeter wave absorption[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(4): 478 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We present a conformal metamaterial with simultaneous optical transparency and broadband millimeter-wave absorption for a curved surface. By tailoring the reflection response of meta-atoms at oblique angles, it is possible to achieve excellent absorption performance from 26.5 to 40.0 GHz within a wide angular range from 0° to 60° for transverse-electric and transverse-magnetic waves. In the meantime, by employing transparent substrates, including polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene terephthalate, good optical transmittance (80.1%) and flexibility are obtained simultaneously. The reflectivity of a curved metallic surface coated with the proposed curved metamaterial is simulated and measured experimentally. Both results demonstrate excellent absorption performance of the metamaterial, which is highly favored for practical applications.
    R=ZinZ0TE/TMZin+Z0TE/TM,(1)

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    1Zin=1ZS+1jZdtanβrd,(2)

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    βrd=π/2.(3)

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    fr=c4dεrsin2θ.(4)

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    RTE=ZScosθZ0ZScosθ+Z0,(5)

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    RTM=ZSZ0cosθZS+Z0cosθ.(6)

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    ZS=Z0S2122S21,(7)

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    Cheng Zhang, Jin Yang, Wenkang Cao, Wei Yuan, Junchen Ke, Liuxi Yang, Qiang Cheng, Tiejun Cui. Transparently curved metamaterial with broadband millimeter wave absorption[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(4): 478
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