Reconfigurable fishnet metamaterial using pneumatic actuation

Publisher:
The Electromagnetics Academy
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Citation:
Progress In Electromagnetics Research B, 2012, 38, (38), pp. 57-70
Issue Date:
2012-01-01
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The design, fabrication and measurement of a recon-g-urable -shnet metamaterial based on a new method of tuning by chang-ing unit cell geometry is reported. Retractable elements are added to the unit cell utilizing pneumatically actuated switching. It is shown that the pneumatic actuation approach can unite a number of metallic elements into a complex conducting structure. Experimental demon-stration con-rms that the structure operates at two di®erent frequen-cies in the GHz range in distinct actuation states. The measured results also show good agreement with numerical simulations.
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