Investigation of the effects of metal-wire resonators in sub-wavelength array based on time-reversal technique

• Main Authors: Hui-Lin Tu, Shao-Qiu Xiao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-05-01
• Series: AIP Advances
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4948693

The resonant metalens consisting of metal-wire resonators with equally finite length can break the diffraction barrier well suited for super-resolution imaging. In this study, a basic combination constructed by two metal-wire resonators with different lengths is proposed, and its resonant characteristics is analyzed using the method of moments (MoM). Based on the time reversal (TR) technique, this kind of combination can be applied to a sub-wavelength two-element antenna array with a 1/40-wavelength interval to make the elements work simultaneously with little interference in the frequency band of 1.0-1.5 GHz and 1.5-2.0 GHz, respectively. The simulations and experiments show that analysis of MoM and the application of the resonators can be used to design multi-frequency sub-wavelength antenna arrays efficiently. This general design method is convenient and can be used for many applications, such as weakening jamming effectiveness in communication systems, and sub-wavelength imaging in a broad frequency band.