Dielectric-Free Cells for Low-Cost Near-Field Phase Shifting Metasurfaces

Publisher:
IEEE
Publication Type:
Conference Proceeding
Citation:
2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, IEEECONF 2020 - Proceedings, 2021, 00, pp. 741-742
Issue Date:
2021
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© 2020 IEEE. This paper presents a unique dielectric-free cell configuration that is useful as a building block to design low-cost transparent phase-gradient metasurfaces required for antenna beam steering using both far-field and near-field methods. Each cell is made of a few thin metal sheets each having an asterisk-shaped slot. A phase variation of 360 degrees is possible with four metal layers, with less than 2 dB drop in amplitude. This is much greater than what is possible with the conventional cross-slot which lacks such a high degree of freedom.
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