Title :
Tensor huygens surfaces
Author :
Selvanayagam, Michael ; Eleftheriades, George
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Huygens surfaces are a superposition of scalar electric and magnetic surface impedances which are used to control wavefronts. Here we expand the capabilities of a Huygens surface to also control the polarization of the electromagnetic field. To achieve this, the Huygens surface must now compose of tensor impedances. This allows for the polarization to be altered to any desired state. To verify this idea, we develop an equivalent S-parameter model and use it to determine the required tensor impedances. We then use a custom TLM method to demonstrate a Huygens surface which takes a normally incident, linearly polarized, Gaussian beam and converts it to a circularly polarized Gaussian beam refracted by 30°.
Keywords :
electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic wave polarisation; tensors; TLM method; circularly polarized Gaussian beam; electromagnetic field polarization control; equivalent S-parameter model; linearly polarized Gaussian beam; magnetic surface impedance; normally incident Gaussian beam; scalar electric surface impedance; tensor Huygens surfaces; Impedance; Polarization; Scattering parameters; Surface impedance; Surface waves; Tensile stress; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Memphis, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3538-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2014.6904340