Title :
Flexible fishnet metamaterial on PDMS substrate for THz frequencies
Author :
Khodasevych, I.E. ; Shah, C.M. ; Rowe, W.S.T. ; Mitchell, A.
Author_Institution :
Microplatforms Res. Group, RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We present the design of a flexible fishnet metamaterial on a PDMS substrate operating at terahertz (THz) frequencies. The low-cost, flexibility and low-surface energy of PDMS enables a range of possible sensing applications.
Keywords :
flexible structures; metamaterials; surface energy; PDMS substrate; flexible fishnet metamaterial; sensing applications; surface energy; terahertz frequencies; Aluminum; Artificial neural networks; Computers; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Canberra, ACT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7334-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-2137
DOI :
10.1109/COMMAD.2010.5699760