Design and analysis of a compact multi-band flexible metasurface with low-loss characteristics for S, C, and X-band applications
摘要
In this study, the focus is on developing a compact, multi-band, and flexible metasurface (MS) with low-loss characteristics for microwave applications. Recently, there has been a strong need to explore MS designs that can efficiently operate across multiple resonance bands while maintaining a compact size and low loss for advanced performance in ever-increasing microwave technology. The unit cell configuration of the MS is designed using three split-ring resonators (SRRs) interconnected with a spiral notch to achieve multi-resonance characteristics with low loss. The miniaturization of the proposed MS is achieved through inductive loading, which is enabled by extending the metallic strip length within the unit cell. Increasing the metal length increases the effective inductance-to-capacitance ratio (L/C), resulting not only in greater compactness but also lower loss. Despite its compact size and low loss, the numerical simulation results reveal that the proposed SRR-MS unit cell exhibits hexa-resonance frequencies at 2.7 GHz (S-band), 4.22 GHz, 6.25 GHz (C-band), 8.27 GHz, 9.65 GHz, and 10.95 GHz (X-band), respectively. The proposed MS exhibits six distinct