Multi-resonant tessellated anchor-based metasurfaces

Abstract

Abstract In this work, a multi-resonant metasurface that can be tailored to absorb microwaves at one or more frequencies is explored. Surface shapes based on an ‘anchor’ motif, incorporating hexagonal, square and triangular-shaped resonant elements, are shown to be readily tailorable to provide a targeted range of microwave responses. A metasurface consisting of an etched copper layer, spaced above a ground plane by a thin (< 1/10th of a wavelength) low-loss dielectric is experimentally characterised. The fundamental resonances of each shaped element are exhibited at 4.1 GHz (triangular), 6.1 GHz (square) and 10.1 GHz (hexagonal), providing the potential for single- and multi-frequency absorption across a range that is of interest to the food industry. Reflectivity measurements of the metasurface demonstrate that the three fundamental absorption modes are largely independent of incident polarization as well as both azimuthal and elevation angles.