Abstract
We have investigated the defect effect in three-dimensional (3-D) left-handed metamaterials, consisting of an array of repeated unit cells of copper wires and hexagon split ring resonators (SRRs) on strips of standard circuit board material. By measuring the X-band transmission through this metamaterial with different point- and linear-defected SRRs, we find that the resonance frequency, its value and passband of transmission peaks, changes markedly. It is suggested that such tunable left-handed properties may arise from the symmetry breaking of SRRs in the metamaterials.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1607-1612 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Wuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2005 |
Keywords
- Defect effect
- Left-handed metamaterials