Geometry-independent antenna based on Epsilon-near-zero medium

Hao Li; Ziheng Zhou; Yijing He; Wangyu Sun; Yue Li; Iñigo Liberal; Nader Engheta

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31013-z

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Geometry-independent antenna based on Epsilon-near-zero medium

Hao Li,
Ziheng Zhou,
Yijing He,
Wangyu Sun,
Yue Li,
Iñigo Liberal,
Nader Engheta

Affiliations

Hao Li: Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University
Ziheng Zhou: Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University
Yijing He: Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University
Wangyu Sun: Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University
Yue Li: Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology, Tsinghua University
Iñigo Liberal: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Public University of Navarre
Nader Engheta: Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31013-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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This paper proposes an unconventional type of antennas that are composed by epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) media. The operating frequencies of such antennas are independent of their geometries, and are determined by material dispersion.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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