Open AccessTunable ultrathin mantle cloak via varactor-diode-loaded metasurface
Author(s) -
Shuo Liu,
HeXiu Xu,
Hao Chi Zhang,
Tie Jun Cui
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.22.013403
Subject(s) - cloak , cloaking , varicap , diode , optics , optoelectronics , materials science , reactance , conformal map , transformation optics , biasing , voltage , metamaterial , capacitance , physics , mathematical analysis , mathematics , electrode , quantum mechanics
We propose a tunable strategy for the ultrathin mantle cloak via metasurface. The tunable cloak is implemented by loading varactor diodes between two neighboring horizontal metallic strips which constitute the metasurface. We demonstrate that the varactor diodes enable the capacitive reactance of the metasurface to be tunable from -157 Ω to -3 Ω when the DC bias voltage is properly changed. The active metasurface is then explored to cloak conformally a conducting cylinder. Both numerical and experiment results show that the cloaking frequency can be continuously controlled from 2.3 GHz to 3.7 GHz by appropriately adjusting the bias voltage. The flexible tunability and good cloaking performance are further examined by the measured field distributions. The advanced features of tunability, low profile, and conformal ability of the ultrathin cloak pave the way for practical applications of cloaking devices.