Ultra-Broadband Mid-Infrared Metamaterial Absorber Based on Multi-Sized Resonators
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design and Simulation
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Size (μm) | Parameter | Size (μm) |
---|---|---|---|
P | 12 | w4 | 1.8 |
t | 0.18 | w5 | 3.4 |
h | 0.36 | w6 | 2.0 |
w1 | 1.9 | w7 | 3.2 |
w2 | 2.5 | w8 | 2.1 |
w3 | 3.7 | w9 | 2.3 |
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Huang, X.; Zhou, Z.; Cao, M.; Li, R.; Sun, C.; Li, X. Ultra-Broadband Mid-Infrared Metamaterial Absorber Based on Multi-Sized Resonators. Materials 2022, 15, 5411. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155411
Huang X, Zhou Z, Cao M, Li R, Sun C, Li X. Ultra-Broadband Mid-Infrared Metamaterial Absorber Based on Multi-Sized Resonators. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5411. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155411
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Xiaojun, Ziliang Zhou, Miao Cao, Rong Li, Cuizhen Sun, and Xiaoyan Li. 2022. "Ultra-Broadband Mid-Infrared Metamaterial Absorber Based on Multi-Sized Resonators" Materials 15, no. 15: 5411. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155411