Metamaterials for Antenna Applications
- Length: 214 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publication Date: 2021-09-13
- ISBN-10: 0367493500
- ISBN-13: 9780367493509
- Sales Rank: #0 (See Top 100 Books)
The book presents an engineering approach for the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces with emphasis on application in antennas. It offers an in-depth study, performance analysis and extensive characterization on different types of metamaterials and metasurfaces. Practical examples included in the book will help readers to enhance performance of antennas and also develop metamaterial-based absorbers for a variety of applications.
Key Features
- Provides background for design and development of metamaterial structures using novel unit cells
- Gives in-depth performance study of miniaturization of microstrip antennas
- Discusses design and development of both transmission and reflection types, metasurfaces and their practical applications.
- Verifies a variety of Metamaterial structures and Metasurfaces experimentally
The target audience of this book is postgraduate students and researchers involved in antenna designs. Researchers and engineers interested in enhancing the performance of the antennas using metamaterials will find this book extremely useful. The book will also serve as a good reference for developing artificial materials using metamaterials and their practical applications.
Amit K. Singh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, India. He is a Member of the IEEE, USA.
Mahesh P. Abegaonkar is Associate Professor at the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, USA.
Shiban Kishen Koul is Emeritus Professor at the Centre for Applied Research in Electronics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He is a Life Fellow of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), USA, a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE).
Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Preface Authors Abbreviations 1 Fundamentals of Metamaterials 1.1 What Are Metamaterials 1.2 Unit Cell Concept 1.3 Metasurface 1.4 Backward Wave Propagation and Negative Refraction 1.5 Split-Ring Resonators 1.6 Experimental Demonstration of Metamaterial References 2 Design, Fabrication and Testing of Metamaterials 2.1 Design of Metamaterials 2.2 Characterization of Metamaterial and Measurement Techniques 2.2.1 Non-Resonant Methods of Metamaterial Characterization 2.2.2 Nicolson–Ross–Weir (NRW) for Parameter Extraction 2.2.3 Waveguide Measurement Technique 2.2.4 Free Space Measurement Technique 2.3 Design of a Wideband Low-Profile Ultrathin Metasurface for X-Band Application 2.3.1 Design of the Metasurface and Experimental Characterization 2.4 Design of a Low-Profile Ultrathin Multiband Transmission- and Reflection-Type Metasurface 2.4.1 Design of the Metasurface 2.4.2 Measurement Results at X-Band 2.4.3 Measurement Results at C-Band 2.5 Conclusion References 3 Miniaturization of Microstrip Patch Antennas Using Metamaterials 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Antenna Miniaturization Techniques 3.2.1 Antenna Miniaturization Using High Refractive Index Medium 3.2.2 Antenna Miniaturization by Shaping 3.2.3 Antenna Miniaturization by Lumped Element Loading 3.2.4 Antenna Miniaturization Using Metamaterial Loading 3.3 Highly Miniaturized Dual-Band Patch Antenna Loaded with Metamaterial Unit Cell 3.3.1 Antenna Design and Working Principle 3.3.2 Experimental Results 3.4 Triple-Band Miniaturized Patch Antenna Loaded with Metamaterial Unit Cell 3.4.1 Antenna Design and Working Principle 3.4.2 Antenna Design Analysis 3.4.3 Experimental Results 3.5 Miniaturized Multiband Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Metamaterial Loading 3.5.1 Antenna Design and Working Principle 3.5.2 Antenna Design Analysis 3.5.3 Experimental Results 3.6 Conclusion References 4 High-Gain Antennas Using a Reflection-Type Metasurface 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Working Principle 4.3 Design of a High-Gain and High Aperture Efficiency Cavity Resonator Antenna for X-Band Applications Using a Reflection-Type Metamaterial Superstrate 4.3.1 Design of an FPC Resonator Antenna 4.3.2 Measured Results of an FPC Antenna 4.4 Wideband Gain Enhancement of an FPC Antenna Using a Reflecting Metasurface for C-Band Applications 4.4.1 Design of a Highly Reflective Metasurface 4.4.2 Design of a Narrow-Band FPC Antenna and Working Principle 4.4.3 Measured Results of a Narrow-Band FPC Antenna 4.4.4. Wideband FPC Antenna Design and Measured Results 4.5 Conclusion References 5 High-Gain Antennas Using a Transmission-Type Metasurface 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Working Principle 5.3 Design of an Ultrathin Miniaturized Metasurface for Wideband Gain Enhancement for C-Band Applications 5.3.1 Metasurface and Wideband Enhanced-Gain Antenna Design 5.3.2 Measurement of Radiation Characteristics 5.4 A Negative-Index Metamaterial Lens for Antenna Gain Enhancement 5.4.1 Design of the Metasurface and Working Principle 5.4.2 Design of the Metasurface Lens and Experimental Characterization 5.5 Design of a Compact Near-Zero Index Metasurface Lens with High Aperture Efficiency for Antenna Radiation Characteristic Enhancement 5.5.1 Design of the Metasurface 5.5.2 Design of the Metasurface Lens and Characterization 5.5.3 Design of a High-Gain Single-Surface Lens Antenna 5.6 Conclusion References 6 Beam Steerable High-Gain Antennas Using a Graded Index Metamaterial Surface 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Working Principle 6.3 Compact Ultrathin Linear Graded Index Metasurface Lens for Beam Steering and Gain Enhancement 6.3.1 Design of Planar Single-Layer Linear Graded Index MS Lens 6.3.2 Design of a Beam Steerable High-Gain Antenna 6.3.3 Measured Results 6.4 Radial/Angular Graded Index Metasurface Lens for Beam Steering and Gain Enhancement 6.4.1 Design of Radial Graded Index Metasurface (RGIMS) 6.4.2 Design of an RGIMS Lens Antenna and Measured Results 6.5 Wide Angle Beam Steerable High-Gain Flat Top Beam Antenna Using a Graded Index Metasurface 6.5.1 Design of the Transparent Unit Cell 6.5.2 Design of the Linear Graded Index (LGIMS) Metasurface 6.5.3 Design of the Angular Graded Index Metasurface 6.5.4 Design of the LGIMS Lens Antenna and Measurement Results 6.5.5 Design of the Flat Top Beam Antenna 6.6 Conclusion References 7 Microwave Metamaterial Absorbers 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Working Principle 7.3 Experimental Setup 7.4 Penta-Band Polarization-Insensitive Metamaterial Absorber 7.4.1 Unit Cell Geometry and Simulated Results 7.4.2 Measured Results 7.5 Triple-Band Polarization-Insensitive Ultrathin Metamaterial Absorber for S-, C- and X-Band Applications 7.5.1 Unit Cell and Simulated Results 7.5.2 Measured Results 7.6 Conformal Ultrathin Polarization-Insensitive Double-Band Metamaterial Absorber 7.6.1 Unit Cell Geometry and Simulation Results 7.6.2 Measured Results 7.7 Triple-Band Polarization-Insensitive Ultrathin Conformal Metamaterial Absorber with Wide Angular Stability 7.7.1 Design and Working Principle 7.7.2 Measured Results 7.8 Conclusion References Index
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