• DocumentCode
    1882113
  • Title

    Nature-inspired design of soft, hard and hybrid metasurfaces

  • Author

    Wu, Qi ; Gregory, Micah D. ; Werner, Douglas H. ; Werner, Pingjuan L. ; Lier, Erik

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    11-17 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A nature-inspired optimization method is applied in designing metasurfaces with customized electromagnetic properties. Characterized by their surface impedances, FSSbased metasurfaces such as soft and hybrid surfaces were realized within the desired frequency band, demonstrating the efficiency of the proposed design methodology. The optimized metasurfaces were further matched to a homogeneous metamaterial structure, which can greatly simplify the evaluation of their performance in antenna applications.
  • Keywords
    frequency selective surfaces; metamaterials; optimisation; FSS based metasurfaces; customized electromagnetic property; frequency band; homogeneous metamaterial structure; nature-inspired design; nature-inspired optimization method; optimized metasurfaces; surface impedances; Electromagnetics; Frequency selective surfaces; Impedance; Slabs; Surface impedance; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Toronto, ON
  • ISSN
    1522-3965
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4967-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2010.5561449
  • Filename
    5561449