3-D metamaterials: Trends on applied designs, computational methods and fabrication techniques

A Alex-Amor, Á Palomares-Caballero, C Molero - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metamaterials are artificially engineered devices that go beyond the properties of
conventional materials in nature. Metamaterials allow for the creation of negative refractive …

Perfect control of diffraction patterns with phase-gradient metasurfaces

Y Wang, Y Yuan, G Yang, X Ding, Q Wu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Phase-gradient metasurfaces (PGMs) constitute an efficient platform for deflection of a beam
in a desired direction. According to the generalized Snell's law, the direction of the …

Angular and polarization stability of broadband reconfigurable intelligent surfaces of binary type

J Shabanpour, CR Simovski - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) gained notable consideration due to
their ability to provide efficient and cost-effective wireless communication networks …

D-band perfect anomalous reflectors for 6G applications

Y Kato, K Omori, A Sanada - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We demonstrate anomalous reflectors at 140 GHz for the application of 6G communication
coverage expansion. The reflectors are designed on cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) substrates …

Metagratings for efficient wavefront manipulation

Y Ra'di, A Alù - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, it was revealed that conventional gradient metasurfaces are fundamentally limited
on their overall efficiency to reroute the impinging waves towards arbitrary directions in …

Fully analytical design of dual-wire PCB metagratings for beam steering and splitting

Z Tan, J Yi, X Chen, M Lin, ZH Jiang… - … on Antennas and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The printed circuit board (PCB)-type metagrating (MG), a periodic microstrip planar structure
with discrete distribution of polarization currents, can realize high-angle wavefront shaping …

Analytical equivalent circuits for three-dimensional metamaterials and metagratings

A Alex-Amor, S Moreno-Rodríguez, P Padilla… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Recently, three-dimensional (3D) metamaterials have undergone a revolution driven mainly
by the popularization of 3D-printing techniques, which has enabled the implementation of …

Design and validation of a metagrating for dual-operation

S Wang, S Xuan, Z Tan, B Xue, J Yi… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Metagratings are promising devices in various applications for their characteristics of simple
structure, large steering angle, high efficiency, and multiband functionality. In this letter, we …

Dual-polarized metagrating for controlling diffraction patterns in orthogonal planes

J Yi, W Zhou, Z Tan, M Lin, X Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Metagratings (MGs), sparse distribution of periodic structures, enable the control of
anomalous beam diffraction. However, most of the MGs reported so far are polarization …

Modeling RIS from Electromagnetic Principles to Communication Systems--Part I: Synthesis and Characterization of a Scalable Anomalous Reflector

SKR Vuyyuru, L Hao, M Rupp, SA Tretyakov… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This work aims to build connections between the electromagnetic and communication
aspects of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) by proposing a methodology to …