Negative refractive index metamaterials using only metallic cut wires.
We present, design and analyze a novel planar Left-Handed (LH) metamaterial at microwave frequencies. This metamaterial is composed of only metallic cut wires and is used under normal-to-plane incidence. Using Finite Element Method (FEM) based simulations and microwave experiments, we have investigated the material properties of the structure. Simultaneous negative values are observed for the permittivity epsilon and permeability mu by the inversion method from the transmission and reflection responses. A negative index n is verified in a bulk prism engineered by stacking several layers of the metamaterial. Our work demonstrates the feasibility of a LH metamaterial composed of only cut wires.
Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, Univ. Paris-Sud, CNRS, UMR 8622, 91405 Orsay cedex, France.
Alexandre
A
Sellier
Shah Nawaz
SN
Burokur
Boubacar
B
Kanté
André
A
de Lustrac
D003198:Computer Simulation; D008027:Light; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation
D008670:Metals