Title :
Microwave energy focusing for heating using metamaterial
Author :
Nikawa, Yoshio ; Takase, Takayuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Kokushikan Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Metamaterials are a new ordered composites that exhibit exceptional electromagnetic properties. In particular, artificial dielectric materials and transmission lines with both negative permittivity and permeability have attracted widespread interest in recent years. In this paper, to focus microwave energy, metamaterial and left hand transmission lines are applied. The specific phenomenon of metamaterial can be applied to special effects for microwave energy to focus at an arbitrary position for the purpose of microwave power application.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; electromagnetic wave transmission; metamaterials; microwave heating; microwave materials; permeability; permittivity; transmission lines; artificial dielectric materials; electromagnetic properties; heating; metamaterial; microwave energy focusing; negative permittivity; permeability; transmission lines; Applicators; Electric fields; Electromagnetic heating; Focusing; Metamaterials; Microwave theory and techniques; Permeability; Electromagnetic heating; dielectric materials; electromagnetic radiation effects; focusing; planar transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference Proceedings (APMC), 2010 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7590-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-902339-22-2