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We present a novel antireflection approach utilizing planar metamaterials on dielectric surfaces. It consists of a split-ring resonator array and a metal mesh separated by a thin dielectric spacer. The coating dramatically reduces the…

Optics · Physics 2010-09-09 H. -T. Chen , J. Zhou , J. F. O'Hara , F. Chen , A. K. Azad , A. J. Taylor

In the construction of a space radio telescope, it is essential to use materials with a low noise factor and high mechanical robustness for the antenna surface. We present the results of measurements of the reflection performance of two…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Kazuhisa Kamegai , Masato Tsuboi , Akihiro Doi , Eiichi Sato

Electron diffraction through a thin patterned silicon membrane can be used to create complex spatial modulations in electron distributions by varying the intensity of different reflections using parameters such as crystallographic…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2019-05-30 L. E. Malin , W. S. Graves , M. Holl , J. C. H. Spence , E. A. Nanni , R. K. Li , X. Shen , S. Weathersby

In this paper, we demonstrate a radiation-strength-chirped metasurface centimeter-long grating antenna, whose beam quality is approaching the diffraction limit in its footprint with 90 percent efficiency.Instead of chirping the duty cycle…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-10-02 Weiqiang Xie , Jinxi Huang , Tin Komljenovic , Larry Coldren , John Bowers

Assume the communication between a source and a destination is supported by a large reflecting surface (LRS), which consists of an array of reflector elements with adjustable reflection phases. By knowing the phase shifts induced by the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-06-27 Mihai-Alin Badiu , Justin P. Coon

The multilayer structure is a promising technique used to minimize the size of planar microstrip filters. In the flexible design and incorporation of other microwave components, multilayer band-pass filter results in better and enhanced…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-11 Qazwan Abdullah , Ömer Aydoğdu , Adeeb Salh , Nabil Farah , Md Hairul Nizam Talib , Taha Sadeq , Mohammed A. A. Al-Mekhalfi , Abdu Saif

The performance of antennas can severely deteriorate in the presence of adjacent electrically-large scatterers. In this work, we use a conducting hollow cylinder to shield the scatterer. The cylinder is shelled with single layer dielectric…

Optics · Physics 2023-08-24 Yi Zhang , Haiyan Fan , Yujie Zhang , Lixin Ran , Dexin Ye , Xudong Chen

A robust method for producing half-cycle - few-cycle pulses in mid-infrared to extreme ultraviolet spectral ranges is proposed. It is based on coherent undulator radiation of relativistic ultrathin electron layers, which are produced by…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-15 Z. Tibai , Gy. Tóth , M. I. Mechler , J. A. Fülöp , J. Hebling

A rigorous and computationally efficient method is presented for evaluating the reflection coefficients of antennas operating above planar layered media. The approach reformulates the problem within the framework of the antenna's…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Chenbo Shi , Shichen Liang , Xin Gu , Jin Pan

This letter presents the first experimental results of our three-dimensional (3D) millimeter-wave (mm-wave) Compressive-Reflector-Antenna (CRA) imaging system. In this prototype, the CRA is 3D-printed and coated with a metallic spray to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-01-30 Weite Zhang , Ali Molaei , Juan Heredia-Juesas , Luis Tirado , Katherine Graham , A. Bisulco , Hipolito Gomez-Sousa , Jose A. Martinez-Lorenzo

A new spin photonic topological insulator model with a 30-degree rhombic unit cell is presented and analyzed. Topological band gaps and the robustness against the defects are shown. The edge modes are studied via full-wave simulation of a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-03-28 Sayyed Ahmad Abtahi , Mohsen Maddahali , Ahmad Bakhtafrouz

Based on the broken spatial symmetry, we propose a novel scheme for engineering a unidirectional photonic reflector using a one-dimensional atomic lattice with defective cells that have been specifically designed to be vacant. By trapping…

Optics · Physics 2023-10-16 Tianming Li , Hong Yang , Maohua Wang , Chengping Yin , Tinggui Zhang , Yan Zhang

A reconfigurable microwave reflectarray metasurface (MS) is investigated for beamforming applications. The reflected beam direction is changed by applying external dc voltages, which create a reflection phase gradient on the structure. The…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-05-31 A. Abraray , R. Pereira , K. Kaboutari , S. Maslovski

In this letter, the use of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) to enhance the physical layer security of downlink wireless communication is investigated. Assuming a single-antenna legitimate user and a multi-antenna eavesdropper, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-07 Keming Feng , Xiao Li , Yu Han , Shi Jin , Yijian Chen

Conversion of microwave radiation into the optical range has been predicted to reach unity quantum efficiency in whispering gallery resonators made from an optically nonlinear crystal and supporting microwave and optical modes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-08-04 D. V. Strekalov , H. G. L. Schwefel , A. A. Savchenkov , A. B. Matsko , L. J. Wang , N. Yu

The next generations of ground-based cosmic microwave background experiments will require polarisation sensitive, multichroic pixels of large focal planes comprising several thousand detectors operating at the photon noise limit. One…

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) are valuable tools for enhancing the intelligence of the propagation environment. They have the ability to direct EM Waves to a specific user through beamforming. A significant number of passive…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-05-13 Mohammadreza Jahangiri , Hossein Soleimani , Mohammad Soleimani

The paper presents a reflectionless stripline filter with reduced dimensions having a single bandwidth over a wide frequency range. The filter consists of coupled strip lines and RLC circuits included in the diagonal ports of the coupled…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-01-26 Nickolay D. Malyutin , Trinh To Thanh

As an emerging complex two-dimensional structure, plane fractal has attracted much attention due to its novel dimension-related physical properties. In this paper, we check the feasibility to create an effective Sierpinski carpet (SC), a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-25 Xiaotian Yang , Weiqing Zhou , Peiliang Zhao , Shengjun Yuan

Increased reflectance from the inclusion of highly scattering particles at low volume fractions in an insulating dielectric offers a promising way to reduce radiative thermal losses at high temperatures. Here, we investigate plasmonic…

Materials Science · Physics 2017-07-20 Janika Tang , Vaibhav Thakore , Tapio Ala-Nissila