• DocumentCode
    546822
  • Title

    Conversion of evanescent waves into propagating modes by passing through a metamaterial prism: An iterative approximation method

  • Author

    Valagiannopoulos, Constantinos A. ; Simovski, Constantin R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Radio Sci. & Eng., Aalto Univ., Espoo, Finland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    11-15 April 2011
  • Firstpage
    95
  • Lastpage
    99
  • Abstract
    An iterative algorithm is presented to provide a simple but approximate solution to the excitation of an infinite wedge by an evanescent wave. The device is constructed from hyperbolic metamaterial and this contributes in the partial conversion of the evanescent field into multiple propagating modes. The effectiveness and the performance of this transformation is expressed through a novel power ratio. Its variation with respect to the geometrical and material parameters of the problem is observed, while certain conclusions are presented and discussed.
  • Keywords
    iterative methods; metamaterial antennas; metamaterials; evanescent waves conversion; hyperbolic metamaterial; iterative algorithm; iterative approximation method; metamaterial prism; multiple propagating modes; Boundary conditions; Metamaterials; Optical surface waves; Permittivity; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), Proceedings of the 5th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Rome
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0250-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5782599