A Test Plan to Measure Metamaterial Performances

Abstract

As part of a continuing effort to improve antenna performance using metamaterials, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has conducted research using a rectangular-shaped capacitively coupled loop (CLL) and monopoles. Within the past few years, ARL has conducted research on three-dimensional (3-D) arrangements and random orientations of metamaterials. The rectangular-shaped metamaterials in 3-D arrangements were simulated using computer software, which showed pretty good results. Therefore, the CLL and monopoles in 3-D arrangements along with randomly oriented metamaterials were fabricated. This report provides details of our plan to characterize performance of the metamaterials by conducting experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA551770

Entities

People

  • Youn M. Lee

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Antennas
  • Coaxial Cables
  • Computers
  • Dielectrics
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Metamaterials
  • Military Research
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Test Fixtures
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems