Metamaterial for deflecting electromagnetic wave
US8827502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q15/0086
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present embodiment relates to a metamaterial for deflecting electromagnetic wave, includes a functional layer made up by at least one metamaterial sheet layer, each of the metamaterial sheet layers including a substrate and a number of artificial microstructures attached onto the substrate. The functional layer is divided into several strip-like regions. The refractive indices in all the strip-like regions continually increase along the same direction and there are at least two adjacent first and second regions, wherein, the refractive indices in the first region continually increase from n1 to n2, the refractive indices in the second region continually increase from n3 to n4, and n2>n3. The metamaterial of the present invention that deflects electromagnetic wave has a number of regions disposed thereon. In each region, the refractive indices can continuously increase or decrease so that the electromagnetic waves within the regions will be slowly deflected.
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