The Design and Analysis of a Novel Split-H-Shaped Metamaterial for Multi-Band Microwave Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
The unit cell parameters | Value (mm) |
---|---|
c | 1 |
g | 1 |
h | 1 |
l | 10 |
s | 0.5 |
w | 5 |
3. Equivalent Circuit Model
4. Results and Discussion
Frequencies (GHz) | Value of ε | Value of μ | Value of η |
---|---|---|---|
2.74 | −35.6 | −0.87 | −5.7 |
7.122 | −1.4 | −3.2 | −7 |
10.855 | −3.3 | −0.35 | −1.9 |
14.337 | −1.9 | −0.84 | −2.64 |
4.1. Design and Analysis of a 1 × 1 Array of the Unit Structure
Frequencies (GHz) | Value of ε | Value of μ | Value of η |
---|---|---|---|
2.75 | −10.64 | −0.21 | −1.8 |
7.26 | −0.60 | −27.2 | −6.73 |
10.855 | −2.80 | −0.67 | −2.88 |
14.519 | −2.55 | −0.14 | −0.88 |
4.2. Design and Analysis of a 1 × 1 Unit Cell
Frequencies (GHz) | Value of ε | Value of μ | Value of η |
---|---|---|---|
2.74 | −11.51 | −1.19 | −21.64 |
7.135 | −1.32 | −12.60 | −7.17 |
10.855 | −3.27 | −0.19 | −1.78 |
14.337 | −1.17 | −0.85 | −2.58 |
4.3. Design and Analysis of a 2 × 2 Array of the Unit Structure
Frequencies (GHz) | Value of ε | Value of μ | Value of η |
---|---|---|---|
2.70 | −0.23 | −25.47 | −4.76 |
7.057 | −3.074 | −5.16 | −4.64 |
10.5 | −1.12 | −3.65 | −2.04 |
14.95 | −1.37 | −0.28 | −1.10 |
4.4. Design and Analysis of a 2 × 2 the Unit Cell
Frequencies (GHz) | Value of ε | Value of μ | Value of η |
---|---|---|---|
2.74 | 66.52 | −5.42 | 0.100 |
7.005 | −2.165 | 23.85 | 0.13 |
10.84 | −2.64 | 2.08 | 0.70 |
14.35 | −0.46 | −1.12 | −2.34 |
5. Comparative Analyses of the Configurations and Optimization Decisions
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Islam, S.S.; Faruque, M.R.I.; Islam, M.T. The Design and Analysis of a Novel Split-H-Shaped Metamaterial for Multi-Band Microwave Applications. Materials 2014, 7, 4994-5011. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7074994
Islam SS, Faruque MRI, Islam MT. The Design and Analysis of a Novel Split-H-Shaped Metamaterial for Multi-Band Microwave Applications. Materials. 2014; 7(7):4994-5011. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7074994
Chicago/Turabian StyleIslam, Sikder Sunbeam, Mohammad Rashed Iqbal Faruque, and Mohammad Tariqul Islam. 2014. "The Design and Analysis of a Novel Split-H-Shaped Metamaterial for Multi-Band Microwave Applications" Materials 7, no. 7: 4994-5011. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7074994