Title :
A Wireless Sensor Using Left-Handed Metamaterials
Author :
Xia, YingQing ; Wang, Lin
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Phys. Sci. & Technol., Huazhong Normal Univ., Wuhan
Abstract :
Magnetic resonance frequency (omegam) of a split ring resonator (SRR) structures loaded with capacitors at inner ring´s split region is investigated both experimentally and numerically. By constructing a wireless sensor connected ultra-wideband bowtie antenna to a single SRR, the electromagnetic energy in outer gap can be effectively radiated. Its omegam is changed by the loaded capacitance as a sensor and can be measured at the nearby point away from SRR.
Keywords :
bow-tie antennas; cavity resonators; magnetic resonance; metamaterials; ultra wideband antennas; wireless sensor networks; capacitors; electromagnetic energy; left-handed metamaterials; magnetic resonance frequency; split ring resonator; ultra-wideband bowtie antenna; wireless sensor; Capacitors; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic sensors; Metamaterials; Optical ring resonators; Resonant frequency; Ultra wideband antennas; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2008. WiCOM '08. 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2107-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2108-4
DOI :
10.1109/WiCom.2008.920