Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Electromagnetic Periodic Structures'

In this thesis, we analyze the electromagnetic wave propagation in waveguidestructuresexhibiting periodical geometry, including glide symmetry. The analysisis performed using a mode matching technique which correlates the different modecoefficients from separate but, connected regions in the structure. This technique isused to obtain the dispersion diagrams for two one-dimensional periodic structures:a glide-symmetric corrugated metasurface and a coaxial line loaded with periodicholes. The mode matching formulation is presented in Cartesian and cylindricalcoordinate system for the former and the later, respectively. The mode matchingresults are compared to simulated results obtained from the Eigenmode Solver inCST Microwave Studio and are found to agree very well.
I detta examensarbete, analyseras elektromagnetisk v°agutbredning i periodiskav°agledarstrukturer som uppvisar glid symmetri. Analysen genomf¨ordes genom enmod matchnings-teknik som korrelerar de olika mod-koefficienterna fr°an separeraderegioner i strukturen med varandra. Denna teknik anv¨ands f¨or att ta framdispersionsrelationen f¨or tv°a endimensionella periodiska strukturer: en glid symmetriskkorrugerad meta-yta och en koaxial ledare belagd med periodiskt urgr¨opdah°aligheter. Mod matchnings-formuleringen presenteras i Kartesiska och cylindriskakoordinatsystem respektive f¨or de ovan n¨amnda fallen. Mod matchnings-resultatenj¨amf¨ors med data-simulerade resultat erh°allna fr°an CST Microwave Studio och de¨overenst¨ammer v¨al med varandra.

In the first part of the thesis, the 2-D structures in stratified media are analyzed using an efficient MoM technique. The method is used to optimize transmitted or reflected electric fields from the 2-D structures. The genetic algorithm is used in the optimization process. In the second part a 3-D MoM technique is implemented to analyze multilayered structures with periodically implanted material blocks. Using the method, the dispersion and reflection characteristics of the structure are calculated for different configurations. The results are compared with the results found in the literature and it is seen that they are in good agreement. Asymptotic Waveform Evaluation (AWE) technique is utilized to obtain the Pade approximation of the solution in terms of frequency. The high order derivatives that are required by the AWE technique are calculated through Automatic Differentiation technique. Using the AWE method, the dispersion diagram and reflection characteristics of the periodic structures are obtained in a shorter time. The results are compared with the ones obtained through direct calculation and it is seen that they are in perfect agreement. The reflection coefficients that are obtained from the 3-D MoM procedure are used to calculate Green&rsquo
s functions that approximate electric field of an infinitesimal dipole on the periodically implanted substrate. Using the calculated Green&rsquo
s functions and the spectral domain MoM procedure, dispersion characteristics of a microstrip line on the periodically implanted substrate are obtained.

The subject of this thesis is scattering of electromagneticwaves from planar and curved periodic structures. The problemspresented are solved in the frequency domain.

Scattering from planar structures with two-dimensionalperiodic dependence of constitutive parameters is treated. Theconstitutive parameters are assumed to vary continuously orstepwise in a cross section of a periodically repeating cell.The variation along a longitudinal coordinate z is arbitrary. Ageneral skew lattice is assumed. In the numerical examples, lowloss and high loss dielectric materials are considered. Theproblem is solved by expanding the .elds and constitutiveparameters in quasi-periodic and periodic functionsrespectively, which are inserted into Maxwell’s equations.Through various inner products de.ned with respect to the cell,and elimination of the longitudinal vector components, a linearsystem of ordinary di.erential equations for the transversecomponents of the .elds is obtained. After introducing apropagator, which maps the .elds from one transverse plane toanother, the system is solved by backward integration.Conventional thin metallic FSS screens of patch or aperturetype are included by obtaining generalised transmission andre.ection matrices for these surfaces. The transmission andre.ection matrices are obtained by solving spectral domainintegral equations. Comparisons of the obtained results aremade with experimental results (in one particular case), andwith results obtained using a computer code based on afundamentally di.erent time domain approach.

Scattering from thin singly curved structures consisting ofdielectric materials periodic in one dimension is alsoconsidered. Both the thickness and the period are assumed to besmall. The .elds are expanded in an asymptotic power series inthe thickness of the structure, and a scaled wave equation issolved. A propagator mapping the tangential .elds from one sideto the other of the structure is derived. An impedance boundarycondition for the structure coated on a perfect electricconductor is obtained.

Keywords:electromagnetic scattering, periodicstructure, frequency selective structure, frequency selectivesurface, grating, coupled wave analysis, electromagneticbandgap, photonic bandgap, asymptotic boundary condition,impedance boundary condition, spectral domain method,homogenisation

Electromagnetic wave scattering from a semi-infinite array of dipoles in free space is described by using asymptotic high frequency methods. An electric field integral expression is obtained and solved with asymptotic high frequency methods. An asymptotic field expression is obtained for a finite ×
infinite array of dipoles in free space. The analytical closed form expression for the array guided surface wave launching coefficient is obtained via a combination of an asymptotic high frequency analysis of a related reciprocal problem and Lorentz reciprocity integral formulation for the semi-infinite planar dipole array in which modified Kirchhoff approximation is used. The accuracy and the validity of the asymptotic analytical solutions are compared with the numerical solutions available in the literature before.

Dizertační práce pojednává o návrhu a optimalizaci periodických struktur s elektromagnetickým zádržným pásmem (EBG – electromagnetic band gap) pro potlačení povrchových vln šířících se na elektricky tlustých dielektrických substrátech. Nepředvídatelné chování elektromagnetických vlastností těchto struktur v závislosti na parametrech elementární buňky činí jejích syntézi značně komplikovanou. Bez patřičného postupu je návrh EBG struktur metodou pokusu a omylu. V první části práce jsou shrnuty základní poznatky o šíření elektromagnetických vln v tzv. metamateriálech. Následně je diskutován správný způsob výpočtu disperzního diagramu ve vybraných komerčních programech. Jádrem dizertace je automatizovaný návrh a optimalizace EBG struktur využitím různých globálních optimalizačních algoritmů. Praktický význam vypracované metodiky je předveden na návrhových příkladech periodických struktur s redukovanými rozměry, dvoupásmovými EBG vlastnostmi, simultánním EBG a AMC (artificial magnetic conductor – umělý magnetický vodič) chováním a tzv. superstrátu. Poslední kapitola je věnována experimentálnímu ověření počítačových modelů.

Long computational times persist on being a limiting factor when designing complex electromagnetic structures. Even though computers get more and more powerful, the most efficient improvement for reducing the necessary time when solving a numerical problem is to change or optimise the used numerical method. One numerical method introduced lately is the domain decomposition method (DDM). This thesis explores the available algorithms for computational electromagnetics which are based on DDM. The study is concentrated on algorithms available for computational electromagnetics. The aim of the study is to find and further study one appropriate method for analysing finite periodic electromagnetic structures like frequency selective surfaces and array antennas. After an introducing study of DDM, the FACTOPO method, is selected and studied in detail. The study includes an implementation of the method, which is performed in three versions. The first deals with a 1-Dimensional waveguide problem which follows the FACTOPO method for determining the scattering parameters of a subdomain using admittance parameters of the corresponding domain. By limiting the subdomain with perfect electric conductor (PEC) the computational problem is efficiently reduced. The second implementation continues to explore the 1-Dimensional problem but introduces the ability of importing scattering parameters of a specific domain from an electromagnetic simulation software. The third, and last, implementation is an extension of the second version which introduces a 2-D structure based on a 4-port unit cell. The theoretical study and the results from the implementation show that that domain decomposition is a promising numerical technique which, when used properly, can improve the numerical simulation software for electromagnetic structures. It is also concluded that domain decomposition is especially promising for periodic electromagnetic structures.

Wireless sensors are used widely for condition monitoring in electric machines. The metal enclosure of an electric motor restricts the signal from sensors to radiate outside. The signal from the metal cavity needs to be guided to the only opening in the enclosure, through a narrow gap between the stator and the rotating rotor. Gap waveguide technology is proposed as a solution by texturing the stator surface with electromagnetic band gap (EBG) structures. Arrays of periodic holey structures are used to realize the metasurface waveguide. Two Bravais lattice structures – square and hexagonal, are explored for guiding waves along a desired path in a parallel plate waveguide. Simulations are carried out to study the influence of various dimensions of the unit cells. A waveguide with hexagonal hole-type unitcell is designed and manufactured for experimental verification. The possibility of extending the same technology to cylindrical surface is confirmed by simulations.
Trådlösa sensorer används allmänt för tillståndsövervakning i elektriska maskiner. Metallhöljet hos en elektrisk motor begränsar signalen från sensorerna från att stråla utåt. Signalen från metallhåligheten behöver styras till den enda öppningen i höljet, genom ett smalt mellanrum mellan statorn och den roterande rotorn. Gap-vågledarteknik föreslås som en lösning genom att strukturera statorytan med elektromagnetiska bandgap-strukturer (EBG). Arrayer av periodiskt håliga strukturer används för att realisera metayt-vågledare. Två Bravais gitterkonstruktioner –kvadratiska och sexkantiga, undersöks för styrning av vågor längs en önskad väg i en parallellplattvågledare. Simuleringar utförs för att studera påverkan av olika dimensioner hos enhetscellerna. En vågledare med hexagonal håltypsenhetscell är konstruerad och tillverkad för experimentell verifiering. Möjligheten att utvidga samma teknik till cylindrisk yta bekräftas genom simuleringar.

Mon travail de thèse porte sur la modélisation électromagnétique et l'imagerie de structures périodiques désorganisées. Un certain motif dans une subdivision élémentaire (une "cellule") est répété dans les autres cellules de la structure dans certaines directions de l'espace. Cette répétition est désorganisée par un changement des propriétés des matériaux et/ou géométries des parties constitutives, dans une ou plusieurs cellules. Au premier niveau de modélisation, ces panneaux sont une succession de plaques planes l'une sur l'autre. Chacun se compose d'un agencement linéaire régulier de longs cylindres avec mêmes sections circulaires finies, tous orientés dans la même direction: nous les appelons "fibres", chaque cylindre résultant de l'hypothèse d'un faisceau de fibres de petite taille. Le matériau constitutif des fibres est différent du matériau d'enrobage (matrice) et le renforce. Chaque plaque est constituée de fibres avec différents axes pour assurer la robustesse. Il y a peu ou beaucoup de plaques, avec la répétition d'une petite pile de plaques. Pour les panneaux conducteurs (à base de carbone), l'imagerie est MHz ; pour des panneaux sans pertes ou à faibles pertes (à base de verre), l'imagerie est micro-onde (quelques dizaines de GHz, voire plus, THz). Il pourrait y avoir des cylindres manquants ou déplacés à l'intérieur d'une plaque, avec des changements conséquents dans éventuellement plusieurs cellules, adjacentes ou non. Des dommages locaux peuvent également se produire, entraînant des changements dans la forme ou les propriétés électromagnétiques d'un ou plusieurs cylindres dans une ou plusieurs cellules dans une ou plusieurs plaques. Un caractère aléatoire de la distribution des inclusions pourrait tenir compte des incertitudes de positionnement par rapport aux géométries supposées. Illuminer correctement les structures et la collecte des champs résultant (dans le champ proche espérons-le, peut-être dans le champ lointain) devraient permettre leur imagerie et concourir à leur diagnostic. Ainsi, si une structure périodique sous interrogation est désorganisée, on souhaite imager cette structure tout en prenant soin au mieux de l'information préalable sur la périodicité et la désorganisation, sur les systèmes de détection, et, évidemment, à propos des besoins et des limites de l'essai
My PhD work is about electromagnetic modeling and imaging of disorganized periodic structures. A certain pattern in an elementary subdivision (a “cell”) is repeated in the other cells of the structure into certain directions of space. This repetition is disorganized by a change of material properties and/or geometries of the constitutive parts, within one or more cells. At first level of modeling, these panels are a succession of planar plates one over the other. Each consists of a regular linear arrangement of long cylinders with same finite circular sections, all orientated into the same direction: we call them “fibers”, each cylinder resulting from the assumption of a bundle of small-size fibers. The constitutive material of the fibers differs from the embedding material (matrix) that they reinforce. Each plate is made of fibers with different axes for sturdiness. There are few or many plates, with repetition of a small stack of plates. For conductive panels (carbon-based), imaging is MHz; for lossless or weakly lossy panels (glass based), imaging is microwave (a few tens GHz, possibly more). There might be missing/displaced cylinders inside a plate, with consequent changes in possibly several cells, adjacent or not. Local damages might occur also, leading to changes in shape or electromagnetic properties of one or more cylinders in one or more cells in one or more plates. Randomness in distribution of the inclusions might account for uncertainties of positioning with respect to assumed geometries. Properly illuminating the structures and collecting the resulting fields (in the near-field hopefully, possibly in the far-field) should allow their imaging and concur to their diagnostics. So, a periodic structure under interrogation is disorganized. One wishes to successfully image the structure while taking care at best of prior information on periodicity and disorganization, on sensing systems, and obviously of needs and limitations of the testing. The PhD benefits from a grant from the Chinese Scholarship Council

La thèse porte sur la modélisation électromagnétique et la simulation de composites stratifiés plans (laminés), renforcés par des fibres organisées périodiquement. L'objectif est d'acquérir une bonne compréhension du comportement électromagnétique de telles structures, en première et étape de ce que pourrait ultérieurement être la production d’images mettant en évidence la localisation de zones éventuellement endommagées, et fournissant une certaine quantification de celles-ci. La thèse proprement dite se concentre donc sur la construction et l’évaluation de modèles de la diffraction électromagnétique par des composites multicouches tels que chaque couche est renforcée par des fibres disposées périodiquement.Est d’abord investiguée la diffraction par une plaque diélectrique (mono-couche) au sein de laquelle des fibres cylindriques de section circulaire de même rayon sont incorporées périodiquement, ces fibres ayant la même orientation de leurs axes et la même distance de centre à centre. Un cas bidimensionnel impliquant des ondes planes E ou H-polarisées, ainsi que des faisceaux gaussiens, normalement ou obliquement incidents, est d'abord pris en considération afin de mieux comprendre principes et philosophies des méthodes de choix, le couplage de mode et l'expansion multipolaire. Puis le travail est étendu, la diffraction de la plaque sous un éclairement tridimensionnel (conique) étant alors traitée en détail, ce qui montre aussi le potentiel de la méthodologie mise en œuvre si l’on souhaite obtenir la réponse électromagnétique de la structure à une source ponctuelle.Un composite multicouche, plus courant, mais plus complexe, qui est fait d’un empilement de plaques l'une sur l'autre, est alors étudié. Deux différentes espèces de composites sont ici prises en compte. Pour étudier la première, dont les fibres dans les différentes couches possèdent les mêmes orientations, des méthodes à base de matrices dites S ou dites T sont introduites, impliquant entre autre de s’intéresser à une résolution convenable du système linéaire produit selon le couplage de mode à la transition entre deux couches adjacentes. Une investigation de la deuxième espèce de composites suit alors, pour lequel les fibres au sein des différentes couches sont orientées dans des directions différentes quelconques, ce que permet une extension précautionneuse des approches précédentes. Une certaine attention est également portée au problème de l'homogénéisation des composites, de manière à lier les démarches à petite échelle telles que développées dans la thèse à celles à grande échelle souvent les seules prises en compte dans le contrôle non destructif et l’imagerie des composites stratifiés.De nombreux résultats de simulations numériques sont proposés et validés autant que possible par des résultats de référence de la littérature (notamment dans le cas de cristaux photoniques) et l'utilisation de solveurs « brute-force ». L'accent est aussi mis sur des cas particuliers de matériaux composites (ceux à base de fibres de verre et ceux à base de fibres de carbone) qui sont le plus souvent rencontrés dans les applications pratiques, avec des bandes de fréquences appropriées choisies en accord avec le comportement des fibres, principalement diélectrique ou principalement conducteur
The contribution is about the electromagnetic modeling of fiber-reinforced periodically organized composite laminates. The final goal is to gain a good understanding of their electromagnetic behavior as well as to acquire images that should exhibit the location of possibly damaged zones, and provide some quantification of these zones. The thesis focuses on the scattering of well-organized periodic structures and building up an efficient full-wave computational model for multilayered composites, wherein each layer is reinforced by periodically arranged fibers, which is the first step for further investigation of the disorganized one.The work firstly considered the scattering problem of a slab in which infinite circular fibers, with the same radius, are periodically embedded with the same orientation of their axes and the same center-to-center distance. A 2-dimensional problem with normally and obliquely incident E- and H-polarized plane waves as well as Gaussian beams is firstly considered for understanding the principles and philosophies of the used mode-matching method and multipole expansion. Then the work is extended to the investigation if the scattering of the slab under illumination of a conically incident 3-dimensional electromagnetic wave, which shows the potential of the work for obtaining the response of the structure to a point source.A more practical but complicated multilayered composite, constructed by stacking up the slabs one over the other, is further investigated. Two different composites are taken into account. To study the first composite, with fibers in different layers having the same orientations, T-matrix- and S-matrix-based methods are introduced into the work for solving the linear system produced by mode-matching at the boundaries between two adjacent layers. Then, further investigation of the second kind of composite, wherein the fibers within different layers are orientated into different directions, is carried out by extending the approach properly.Some attention is also given to homogenization issues, so as to link small-scale approaches as developed in the thesis with large-scale ones as often considered in non-destructive testing of composite laminates.Extensive numerical simulations are proposed, validated whenever possible by reference results taken from the literature (notably in the case of photonic crystals) and the use of brute-force solvers. Emphasis is also on special cases of composites (glass-fiber- and graphite-fiber-based ones) as most often faced in practical applications, with appropriate frequency bands in harmony with the dielectric or conductive aspect of the fibers

Orientador: Luiz Carlos Kretly
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação
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Resumo: Neste trabalho, as diferentes propriedades de superfícies seletivas em frequência, FSS - Frequency Selective Surfaces, são analisadas. As FSS são estruturas planares com células periódicas e podem ser classificadas como uma classe de metamateriais. Para tanto, o mecanismo de trabalho dessas estruturas foi extensivamente estudado, e um método próprio, baseado no modelo de circuito equivalente em conjunto com simulações de onda completa foi proposto. A ferramenta desenvolvida é útil para uma análise preliminar rápida de FSS, a qual foi utilizada para criar uma base de dados de elementos conhecidos na literatura. Diferente dos modelos de análise clássicos, a modelagem analítica proposta, que é uma das principais contribuições do trabalho, usa um simples algoritmo para aproximar a resposta de superfícies seletivas em frequência com geometrias arbitrárias, para incidências normal e oblíqua e para substratos com quaisquer espessuras. Nesse sentido, após a simulação eletromagnética da estrutura, é possível computar a resposta de uma FSS com diferentes parâmetros sem o consumo de tempo das simulações de onda completa. O modelo usa as características peculiares de superfícies de alta impedância, HIS - High Impedance Surface, que dentro de determina faixa comporta-se como condutor magnético perfeito, PMC - Perfect Magnetic Conductor, enquanto no restante da banda tem comportamento de um condutor elétrico perfeito, PEC - Perfect Electric Conductor, para sintetizar absorvedores finos e planares de micro-ondas. As estruturas, compostas de superfície seletiva em frequência resistivas sobre um substrato dielétrico aterrado, são projetadas visando aplicação em diferentes faixas de frequência de absorção e diferentes larguras de banda. Na faixa de 5,5 GHz, objetivou-se satisfazer as especificações dos sistemas WIMAX, WLAN, com os padrões IEEE 802.11a, bem como sistemas de radar, enquanto sinais de outras faixas podem trafegar com atenuação mínima ou nula. Para a faixa mais elevada, projetou-se uma estrutura que oferece absorção sobre a faixa de frequências de 10 GHz a 18 GHz, que pode ser empregada visando aplicações na banda-X e banda-Ku. O método de modelagem para a FSS e para os absorvedores propostos foi validado fisicamente através de montagens experimentais e instrumentação, especialmente desenvolvidas para estas estruturas. Os protótipos dos absorvedores fabricados são extremamente finos e foram medidos por meio de setups de medida em campo aberto e em câmara anecóica. As estruturas projetadas mostraram excelente desempenho para as faixas medidas, mantendo refletividade tipicamente abaixo de -10 dB ao longo de toda a banda. A metodologia desenvolvida nesta pesquisa pode ser ampliada para diferentes faixas de frequências, larguras de banda e aplicações
Abstract: In this work, the different properties of frequency selective surfaces - FSS are analyzed. Frequency selective surfaces are planar structures with periodic cells and can be classified as a kind of metamaterials. To this end, the working mechanism of these structures has been extensively studied, and a proper method based on the equivalent circuit model in conjunction with full-wave simulations was proposed. The developed tool is useful for a fast preliminary analysis of FSS, which was used to create a database of known elements presented in the literature. Unlike of classical analysis model, the proposed analytical modeling, which is one of the main thesis contributions, uses a simple algorithm for approximate the response of frequency selective surfaces with arbitrary shape, for normal and oblique incidence and for substrates with all thicknesses. In this sense, after the electromagnetic simulation of the structure, it is possible to compute the response of an FSS with different parameters without the time consuming full-wave simulations. The model uses the unique characteristics of High-Impedance Surfaces - HIS, which for certain frequency range, behaves as Perfect Magnetic Conductor - PMC, while outside this band behaves as a Perfect Electric Conductor - PEC, for synthesizing thin planar microwave absorbers. The structures, comprising resistive frequency selective surfaces over a grounded dielectric substrate, are designed aiming different absorption frequency bands and different bandwidths. In the 5.5 GHz frequency range, the aim was to satisfy the specifications of WiMAX, WLAN systems, in view of the IEEE 802.11a standards, as well as radar systems, while signals from other bands can travel across with zero or minimal attenuation. To the highest range, the designed structure provides absorption over 10 GHz to 18 GHz frequency range, and can be applied to the X- and Ku- band. The modeling method for the FSS and the proposed absorbers was physically validated through experimental setups and instrumentation, especially developed for these structures. The prototype of the fabricated absorbers are extremely thin and were characterized by using free space and anechoic chamber measurement setups. The designed structures showed excellent performance for measurements ranges, with reflectivity typically below -10 dB over the entire band. The methodology developed in this research can be extended to different frequency bands, bandwidth and applications
Doutorado
Eletrônica, Microeletrônica e Optoeletrônica
Doutor em Engenharia Elétrica

The thesis discusses the dynamic electromagnetic field on periodic structures. The author focuses on three principal types of resonant structures, considering their application possibilities. In general, these types can be individually defined as follows: materials exhibiting a negative refractive index of the incident electromagnetic wave; structures with gradual changes in impedance, characterised by their usability as reflectionless surfaces; and periodic structures able to conveniently shape the magnetic field distribution. Materials of the third group within the above-shown short list facilitate the fabrication of magnetoinductive lenses for nuclear magnetic resonance. The presented analysis of the properties of periodic resonant structures is mainly based on numerical models utilising the finite element method, and this approach is combined with both the derivation of the corresponding analytical relations and an experimental measurement of the non-radiating component of the electromagnetic field. The thesis includes a physical description of the basic elements of periodic resonant structures. Physical properties of the elements were examined in detail via numerical analysis. In the course of the research, the data acquired through this analysis and the related experimental measurement enabled the author to propose a method for optimising the most widely used resonant structures. Moreover, several new versions of resonant elements, structures, and fabrication techniques were also designed. The results obtained from the numerical analyses carried out to examine the central physical properties of the fabricated structure samples were all verified via the designed method for measuring the non-radiating component of the magnetic field.

Le brouillard électromagnétique dans lequel nous vivons en permanence estaujourd’hui montré du doigt car, outre les risques sanitaires qu’il pourrait engendrer, illimite l’usage de certaines technologies. L’importance des interférences entre réseauxsans fil, ou la peur du piratage sur ces mêmes réseaux, en sont deux exemples. Cetravail de thèse vise à développer un nouveau moyen de protection contre certaines deces ondes électromagnétiques. Plus spécifiquement, ce travail se focalise sur unetechnologie capable de filtrer uniquement les ondes WiFi et GSM à travers de grandessurfaces d’une habitation, comme un mur. Pour ce faire, la fonctionnalisation d’uncomposant standard des bâtiments, le papier-peint, a été étudié.L’utilisation de surfaces sélectives en fréquence a été retenue. Ces motifs sontdirectement imprimés sur du papier à l’aide d’encre conductrice et de la techniqued’impression flexographique. L’étude s’est également portée sur la réalisation de motifsde filtrage innovants. Les résultats de simulation montrent qu’ils sont capables de filtrerdeux ou trois bandes, qu’ils sont quasiment insensibles à la polarisation et à l’angled’incidence dans une plage allant de 0° à ± 80°. Le travail a ensuite permis dedémontrer la faisabilité pratique de ce concept aux stades laboratoire et industriel.Ensuite, nous avons démontré expérimentalement l’efficacité de ce concept dans lesbandes WiFi. La transmission atteint alors -30 dB. Enfin, une validation expérimentaledu produit en situation réelle a été menée, à savoir la pose du papier-peint sur du plâtre,du bois, l’influence de la colle ou encore la pose d’une couche de papier-peint décoratifpar-dessus le produit.En conclusion, les résultats pratiques obtenus confirment les résultats théoriquesestimés et, permettent à ce nouveau concept, appelé métapapier, d’être suffisammentefficace pour permettre la réduction des ondes WiFi ou GSM
The electromagnetic smog in which we live today is nowadays a real issue because it limits the use of certain technologies and also because there are some potential health risks associated with it, even if the latter is still a controversial subject. The importance of the interferences between wireless networks or the possibility of data hacking on the same networks are two examples. The aim of this thesis is to develop a new way to protect buildings against some of these electromagnetic waves. More specifically, this work focuses on a technology able to filter only the WiFi and the GSM waves through large areas of a home, like a wall for example. To do this, the functionalization of a standard component of buildings, the wallpaper, was studied. The use of frequency selective surface (FSS) was chosen. These patterns are printed directly on paper with a conductive ink printing technology: the flexography. The study also focuses on the realization of innovative filter designs. Simulation results show that these novel FSS are able to filter two or three bands. They are almost insensitive to the polarization and to the angle of incidence in the range of 0° to ±80°. The realization feasibility of this concept in a laboratory or in industrial conditions was demonstrated. Next, an experimental demonstration of this concept in the WiFi bands was carried out. In this context, the transmission coefficient was reached -30 dB. Finally, an experimental validation of the product in real conditions of use was conducted, namely the wallpaper was put over plasterboards or over wood panels. Also, the influence of the glue on the general performances and the placement of a decorative wallpaper over the FSS wallpaper were studied. In conclusion, the practical results obtained confirm and validate the theoretical predictions of this new concept, called metapaper, and show that the practical realizations are efficient enough to allow the reduction of WiFi or GSM signals

The ultimate miniaturization of optical devices requires structures that guide electromagnetic energy with a lateral confinement below the diffraction limit of light. In this thesis, the possibility of employing plasmon-polariton excitations in plasmon waveguides consisting of closely spaced metal nanoclusters for this purpose is examined. The feasibility of energy transport with mode sizes below the diffraction limit of visible light over distances of several hundred nanometers is demonstrated.

As a macroscopic analogue to plasmon waveguides, the transport of electromagnetic energy in the microwave regime along closely spaced centimeter-scale metal rods is examined. Full-field electrodynamic simulations show that information transport occurs at a group velocity of 0.65c for fabricated structures consisting of copper rods excited at 8 GHz. A variety of passive routing structures and an all-optical modulator are demonstrated.

The possibility of guiding electromagnetic energy at visible frequencies with mode sizes below the diffraction limit using plasmon waveguides is analyzed using a point-dipole model and finite-difference time-domain simulations. It is shown that energy transport occurs via near-field coupling between metal nanoparticles, which leads to coherent propagation of energy. For spherical gold particles in air, group velocities up to 0.06c are demonstrated, and a change in particle shape to spheroidal particles shows up to a threefold increase in group velocity. Pulses with transverse polarization are shown to propagate with negative phase velocities antiparallel to the energy flow.

Plasmon waveguides consisting of gold and silver nanoparticles were fabricated using electron beam lithography. The key parameters that govern the energy transport are determined for various interparticle spacings and particle chain lengths using far-field measurements of the collective plasmon modes. Spherical gold nanoparticles with a diameter of 50 nm and an interparticle spacing of 75 nm show an energy attenuation of 6 dB/30 nm. This loss can be reduced by one order of magnitude by a geometry change to spheroidal particles. Using the tip of a near-field optical microscope as a local excitation source and fluorescent nanospheres as detectors, experimental evidence for energy transport over a distance of 0.5 micron is presented for plasmon waveguides consisting of silver rods with a 3:1 aspect ratio.

碩士
國立臺灣大學
電信工程學研究所
105
This thesis focuses on the problem of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) of Printed Circuit Board (PCB) routing noise. It first considered Defected Ground Structure (DGS) to suppress noise for EMI improvement, but found it causing another EMI problem. Hence, a novel non-periodic Electromagnetic-Bandgap (EBG) structure is proposed in this thesis. By combining non-periodic EBG and de-coupling capacitors, the propagation characteristics are investigated and an design rule is proposed. The full-wave EM simulation, ADS and GTEM cell measurement are used to validate the accuracy of the proposed analysis and design. Finally, miniaturization of the non-periodic EBG is also addressed.

Artificial metamaterials composed of specifically designed subwavelength unit cells can support an exotic material response and present a promising future for various microwave, terahertz and optical applications. Metamaterials essentially provide the concept to microscopically manipulate light through their subwavelength inclusions, and the overall structure can be macroscopically treated as homogeneous bulk material characterized by a simple set of constitutive parameters, such as permittivity and permeability. In this dissertation, we present a complete homogenization theory applicable to one-, two- and three-dimensional metamaterials composed of nonconnected subwavelength elements. The homogenization theory provides not only deep insights to electromagnetic wave propagation among metamaterials, but also allows developing a useful and efficient analysis method for engineering metamaterials. We begin the work by proposing a general retrieval procedure to characterize arbitrary subwavelength elements in terms of a polarizability tensor. Based on this system, we may start the macroscopic analysis of metamaterials by analyzing the scattering properties of their microscopic building blocks. For one-dimensional linear arrays, we present the dispersion relations for single and parallel linear chains and study their potential use as sub-diffractive waveguides and leaky-wave antennas. For two-dimensional arrays, we interpret the metasurfaces as homogeneous surfaces and characterize their properties by a complete six-by-six tensorial effective surface susceptibility. This model also offers the possibility to derive analytical transmission and reflection coefficients for metasurfaces composed of arbitrary nonconnected inclusions with TE and TM mutual coupling. For three-dimensional metamaterials, we present a generalized theory to homogenize arrays by effective tensorial permittivity, permeability and magneto-electric coupling coefficients. This model captures comprehensive anisotropic and bianisotropic properties of metamaterials. Based on this theory, we also modify the conventional retrieval method to extract physically meaningful effective parameters of given metamaterials and fundamentally explain the common non-causality issues associated with parameter retrieval. Finally, we conceptually propose an inverse design procedure for three-dimensional metamaterials that can efficiently determine the geometry of the inclusions required to achieve the anomalous properties, such as double-negative response, in the desired frequency regime.
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博士
國立臺灣大學
光電工程學研究所
99
Subwavelength periodic structures provide two attractive capabilities: controllable filtering effects and synthesis of effective parameters supporting extraordinary physical properties not seen usually in nature; therefore they have been the subject of tremendous research in recent years. The variety of features in subwavelength arrays, such as extraordinary transmission, reflection, and absorption, polarization steering, and nonlinear effects are attributed to resonances. Besides intrinsic material resonances from light-matter interactions, geometrical confinements of electromagnetic waves in a unit cell of arrays support new pathways to excite various site resonances involving geometrical resonance, surface plasmon resonance, guided mode resonance, and Fabry-Perot resonance. In another aspect, the collective behavior contributed from the periodicity of subwavelength arrays provides lattice resonances, which can be tuned by lattice arrangements. In particular, the coupling between these resonances, which is related to Fano resonances, brings about lots of degree of freedoms in design, and possesses a great number of potential applications. In this thesis, multiple Fano resonances in asymmetric multi-stripe arrays with two-dimensional rectangular grid, which have potential applications in multi-band filters, are investigated first. The underlying mechanism is illustrated by analyzing field pattens. Another fascinating filtering feature, extraordinary absorption related to Fano resonances, is studied next. We propose one-dimensional compound gratings with anomalous optical absorption associated with bounding, antibounding, and semibounding surface plasmon modes. The demonstrated structures can be applied to photodetectors. In contrast to subwavelength arrays with conducing materials, those made of dielectrics with high permittivity are also investigated, and we finally study the other important capability of subwavelength arrays: effective optical parameters, by means of homogenization. Negative effective permittivity and effective permeability occur simultaneously in the feasible wavelength region for s-polarized incidence, and give rise to negative index of refraction.

Lately, there has been an increasing interest in studying the propagation of electromagnetic waves in periodic dielectric structures (photonic crystals). Like the electron propagation in semiconductors, these structures are represented by band diagrams in which gaps can be found where the electromagnetic propagation is forbidden. Much effort is dedicated to find structures that can prohibit the propagation of light in all directions. This effect could lead to light localization.
Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)

碩士
明新科技大學
電機工程系碩士在職專班
105
In view of the advantages of the common plane waveguide and the periodic structure circuit, the square ground surface defect structure 2001 is also proposed, the so-called ground plane defect structure is only in the microstrip line or co-planar waveguide on the ground surface etching and digging holes to produce defective structure In the past, the literature only discusses how to apply the periodic planar defect structure to the CoplanarStrip-Line, the coplanar waveguide and the Slot-Line transmission line to realize the resonator and the filter. Some topics are worth exploring in depth. In this paper, the effect of coplanar waveguide discontinuous connection is proposed, and an electromagnetic energy gap coplanar waveguide ground fault structure filter is proposed.     In this paper, we will study the influence of the size of a single element on the resonant frequency, and the effect of the single element on the resonant frequency after the different unit elements are connected in series to the resonant frequency, and the unit elements are connected in different numbers. Resonant frequency, and then through the theory and electromagnetic simulation software (IE-3D) analysis to explain the electromagnetic energy gap wave and propagation characteristics.

碩士
逢甲大學
電子工程所
91
In this thesis, the 1-W power amplifier module is designed and implemented. Measured results of this circuit are also presented. The power amplifier module that has 30 dB gain and 1-W output power is two stages. It is very suitable to utilize this power amplifier module for some important communication specifications such as WCDMA, Bluetooth, WLAN, and so on. Next, we proposed a doubly electromagnetic periodic structure (DEPS) bandstop filter which implements EPS cells both in the signal strip and the ground plane. A good agreement between simulations and measured results is shown. The DEPS not only significantly improves the stopband rejection but also increases its bandwidth. In additions, we also employ this technique into power amplifier for harmonic tuning. It is found that the DEPS power amplifier can obtain better power and power added efficiency (PAE) than another two cases. Last, we use the defected ground structure (DGS) to reduce the size of three branches coupler and increase the characteristic impedance of sub-shunt branch of three branches coupler. Measurement shows that it just occupies the area of two branches coupler, but it keeps the performance of three branches coupler. In addition, we also utilize this technique into balanced power amplifier to achieve a high broadband power amplifier.

A set of tools are proposed for the efficient modeling of several classes of problems related to periodic structures in microwave and optical regimes with Finite-Difference Time-Domain method. The first category of problems under study is the interaction of non-periodic sources and printed elements with infinitely periodic structures. Such problems would typically require a time-consuming simulation of a finite number of unit cells of the periodic structures, chosen to be large enough to achieve convergence. To alleviate computational cost, the sine-cosine method for the Finite-Difference Time-Domain based dispersion analysis of periodic structures is extended to incorporate the presence of non-periodic, wideband sources, enabling the fast modeling of driven periodic structures via a small number of low cost simulations. The proposed method is then modified for the accelerated simulation of microwave circuit geometries printed on periodic substrates. The scheme employs periodic boundary conditions applied at the substrate, to dramatically reduce the computational domain and hence, the cost of such simulations. Emphasis is also given on radiation pattern calculation, and the consequences of the truncated computational domain of the proposed method on the computation of the electric and magnetic surface currents invoked in the near-to-far-field transformation. It has been further demonstrated that from the mesh truncation point of view, the scheme, which has a unified form regardless dispersion and conductivity, serves as a much simpler but equally effective alternative to the Perfectly Matched Layer provided that the simulated domain is periodic in the direction of termination. The second category of problems focuses on the efficient characterization of nonlinear periodic structures. In Finite-Difference Time-Domain, the simulation of these problems is typically hindered by the fine spatial and time gridding. Originally proposed for linear structures, the Alternating-Direction Implicit Finite-Difference Time-Domain method, as well as a novel spatial filtering method, are extended to incorporate nonlinear media. Both methods are able to use time-step sizes beyond the conventional stability limit, offering significant savings in simulation time.

A transmission-line metamaterial design of a material-embedded electric line source radiating inside a ground recess is investigated. The media embedding the recessed line source are designed such that the embedded current creates the same radiation pattern as a line source over a flat conducting ground plane. Transmission-line metamaterial unit cell designs for the embedding media obtained from the transformation electromagnetics design technique are shown. The metamaterial design of the overall embedded source configuration is numerically tested using circuit simulations. It is shown that the embedded-source design creates the same radiation characteristics as the line source above a flat ground plane at the design frequency.