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Magnetic control of negative permeability metamaterials based on Liquid Crystals

  • Fuli Zhang
  • , Qian Zhao
  • , Lei Kang
  • , Davy P. Gaillot
  • , Xiaopeng Zhao
  • , Ji Zhou
  • , Didier Lippens
  • Institut d'Electronique de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie (IEMN)
  • Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

We demonstrate numerically and experimentally a magnetically tunable negative permeability metamaterial consisting of an array of broadside coupled split ring resonators infiltrated with Liquid Crystals (LCs). We stress by a comparative analysis of the LC influence on the resonant frequency under isotropic and anisotropic conditions, the specificities of the tunability of the electromagnetic properties via the substrate permittivity tensor. Experiments were carried out on the basis of a prototype designed and fabricated for X-band operation and infiltrated with a nematic LC with birefringence Δn=0.18. Scattering parameters analysis shows a resonant frequency shift of 0. 3 GHz obtained by reorienting the layered LC by means of permanent magnets; these results being in good agreement with the anisotropic theoretical approach.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2008
Pages801-804
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Event38th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 27 Oct 200831 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 38th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2008

Conference

Conference38th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2008
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period27/10/0831/10/08

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