Title :
Tunable metamaterials for conformally mapped Transformation Optics lenses
Author :
Turpin, Jeremiah P. ; Jiang, Zhi Hao ; Werner, Pingjuan L. ; Werner, Douglas H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
Abstract :
Conformally mapped TO designs simplify the specified material properties, compared to the requirements for general TO devices, while still allowing a high degree of design flexibility. As an example application of the new approach, an easily constructed metamaterial lens is presented that allows electrically tunable beam scanning through the introduction of PIN diodes or MEMs switches. Variations on this metamaterial design could be used to implement additional conformally-mapped TO devices of interest.
Keywords :
lenses; metamaterials; microswitches; p-i-n diodes; MEMs switches; PIN diodes; conformal mapping; electrically tunable beam; material properties; transformation optics lenses; tunable metamaterials; Conformal mapping; Lenses; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2010.5560990
