Nested U-ring resonators: a novel multi-band metamaterial design in microwave region


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Turkmen Ö., Ekmekci E., Turhan-Sayan G.

IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION, cilt.6, sa.10, ss.1102-1108, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1049/iet-map.2012.0037
  • Dergi Adı: IET MICROWAVES ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1102-1108
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this study, a novel metamaterial topology, called M-band nested U-ring resonator (M-NURR), is proposed to provide multiple band operation with an electrically small and geometrically simple unit cell design. The M-NURR unit cell has M-nested and unconnected U-shaped metal rings printed on a dielectric substrate where each ring is primarily associated with a distinct LC type resonance frequency where L and C stand for inductance and capacitance, respectively. Therefore this M-NURR topology has the novel property that each of these resonance frequencies can be controlled almost independently by adjusting the arm length of the associated U-ring. In this study, three different M-NURR structures (for M = 1, 2, 3) are designed, fabricated and characterised both numerically and experimentally with very good agreement. The suggested sub-wavelength M-NURR metamaterial topology is anticipated to be useful in the design of miniaturised multi-band mobile communication devices as it makes the fine tuning of operation frequencies possible by a simple parametric adjustment.