Design, Simulation and Experiment of Polarization Transformers Based on Twisted Chiral Metamaterials

Abstract:

In this paper, we proposed a metamaterial polarization transformer which exhibits linear dichroism and linear conversion dichroism simultaneously. Through simulation and experiment studies in the microwave regime, it was found that only cross-polarization transmissions of x-polarized waves and co-polarization transmissions of y-polarized waves are allowed in the designed structures. As a result, the proposed metamaterials can transform any polarizations into y-polarizations with signal-to-noise ratios over 20 dB and transmissions over 0.6.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 989-994)
• Pages: 1196-1199
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.989-994.1196
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Zhuo Yang*, Zhi Sheng Jing, Qiang Yong Su, Guo Wei Qin, Ze Long Zhou
• Keywords: Chirality, Microwave, Polarization

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