Dynamically reconfigurable metamaterial-based scatterer

Dmitry Dobrykh, Dmitry Filonov, Anna Mikhailovskaya, Pavel Ginzburg

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Abstract

Metamaterials are artificially created media, which allow introducing additional degrees of freedom into electromagnetic design by controlling constitutive material parameters. Reconfigurable metamaterials can further enlarge those capabilities by time variable as an additional controllable parameter. Here we demonstrate the first of a kind reconfigurable volumetric metamaterial-based scatterer, which electromagnetic properties are controlled dynamically with light. In particular, hybridized resonances in arrays of split ring resonators give rise to a collective mode, which poses properties of artificial high-frequency magnetism. Resonant behavior of each individual ring is controlled with a photocurrent, which allows obtaining fast of macroscopic effective permeability. As the result, artificial RF magnon resonant excitation within a subwavelength spherical scatterer is governed by light intensity. Four-dimensional control (both space and time) over electromagnetic scattering open new venues for modern applications, including wireless communications and automotive radars to name just few.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9788831299008
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 15 Mar 202020 Mar 2020

Publication series

Name14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020

Conference

Conference14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2020
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period15/03/2020/03/20

Keywords

  • Metamaterials
  • RF Photonics
  • RFID
  • Scattering
  • Wireless communications

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation

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