Design of a multi-functional metamaterial inspired dipole antenna

In this contribution, we present the theoretical analysis and the design of a multi-functional dipole antenna based on the employment of artificial magnetic metamaterials (AMM). The AMM consists of an anisotropic dispersive volumetric material, whose permeability follows the Lorentz model. We show that a regular dipole antenna placed above a slab of such material may efficiently work in different operation modes. We validate the proposed setup through a set of full-wave simulations, discussing performances and suggesting solutions for a possible actual implementation.