DocumentCode
2163532
Title
Metamaterials with custom emissivity polarization in the near-IR
Author
Bossard, Jeremy A. ; Werner, Douglas H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
8-14 July 2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Metamaterials have been previously studied for their ability to tailor the dispersive IR emissivity of a surface. Here, we investigate a metamaterial structure based on an electromagnetic band-gap surface for use as near-IR emitters with custom polarization selectivity. A genetic algorithm is successfully employed to optimize a metamaterial structure to exhibit maximum circularly polarized emissivity in the normal direction.
Keywords
emissivity; genetic algorithms; light polarisation; metamaterials; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; custom emissivity polarization; custom polarization selectivity; electromagnetic band-gap surface; genetic algorithm; maximum circularly polarized emissivity; metamaterial structure; near-IR emitters; normal direction; Azimuth; Genetic algorithms; Geometry; Metamaterials; Periodic structures; Polarization; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1522-3965
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0461-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APS.2012.6349396
Filename
6349396
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