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TECHNOLOGY
A Review Paper on Metamaterial
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Electronics and communication engg. Iet Bhaddal Ropar , india

Abstract
In this paper a brief review about metamaterials is given. Here we discus different type of metamaterials composite
structure used in antenna engineering. Compared with the conventional materials, metamaterials exhibits some
specific features which are not found in conventional material. after that metamertaials based antenna, also describe
the parameter of antenna like gain and bandwidth which can improve by using metamaterials and discuss future
scope and application of metamaterials.

Keywords Patch Antenna, Metamaterial, Left handed materials (LHM), Negative refractive index (NRI),
dispersion,strut

Introduction
The Microstrip based configurations is its low year 2000, Smith et al.[4] reported the experimental
profile, light weight nature, conformability to planar demonstration of functioning electromagnetic
and non-planar structures and ease of fabrication. But metamaterials by horizontally stacking, periodically,
this type of antenna having some disadvantages also split-ring resonators and thin wire structures.
such as its narrow band width and low gain. [1][2]
To overcome these drawbacks we used an artificial Classifaction of metamaterial
homogeneous material called Metamaterial. The response of a system to the presence of
Metamaterials is an artificial material which has Electromagnetic field is determined by the properties
negative value of ε and μ but the entire natural of the materials involved. These properties are
material find in the nature has positive value of ε and described by defining the macroscopic parameters
μ. To date they have been realized mainly as permittivity ε and permeability μ of these materials.
composite artificial media formed by periodic arrays By using permittivity ε and permeability μ the
of dielectric or metallic inclusions in a host substrate. classification of metamaterials as follows, the
The “meta” refers to the resulting effective properties medium classification can be graphically illustrated
whose electromagnetic responses are “be-yond” those as shown in fig. 1.1.[6]-[8]
of their constituent materials. Metamaterials,
particularly left handed metamaterials (LH MTM)
characterized by a simultaneously negative
permittivity and permeability as well by a negative
refractive index, have been proposed for the
realization of many different types of microwave
components having advanced characteristics and
small size. Winston E. Kock developed materials that
had similar characteristics to metamaterials in the late
1940s. Materials, which exhibited reversed physical
characteristics, were first described theoretically by
Victor Veselago in 1967.According to V.G. Veselago
Metamaterial [3] are artificial homogeneous materials
which are not available in nature but using the Fig. 1.1: Metamaterial Classification
properties of such a material, antenna parameters are
easily improve. A little over 30 years later, in the
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1. DPS (Double Postive Medium) or left handed metamaterials.EBG have goal of


A medium with both permittivity & permeability creating high quality, low loss dielectric structures.
greater than zero (e > 0, μ > 0) are called as double Both the classes can allow light to propagate in
positive (DPS) medium. Most occurring media (e.g. specific designed directions.
dielectrics) fall under this designation. Double positive metamaterials
2.ENG (Epsilon Negative Medium) In double positive metamaterials (DPS) both the
A medium with permittivity less than zero & permittivity and permeability are positive and
permeability greater than zero (e < 0, μ > 0) are forward wave propagation
called as Epsilon negative (ENG) medium. In certain Bi-isotropic and bi-anisotropic metamaterials
frequency many plasmas exhibit this characteristics. Bi-isotropic media is exhibit with the help of
3.DNG (Double Negative Medium) magnetoelectric coupling. Normally we assume that
A medium with both permittivity & permeability less metamaterial l has independent electric and magnetic
than zero (e < 0, μ < 0) are called as Double negative responses described by the parameters ε and μ.
(DNG) medium. This class of materials has only been However in many examples of electromagnetic
demonstrated with artificial constructs metamaterials, the electric field causes magnetic
4.MNG (Mu Negative Medium) polarization, and the magnetic field induces an
A medium with both permittivity greater than zero & electrical polarization, i.e., magnetoelectric coupling.
permeability less than zero (e > 0, μ < 0) are called as They are also called bi-anisotropic.
Mu negative (MNG) medium. In certain frequency Chiral metamaterials
regimes some gyrotropic material exhibits this When a metamaterial is constructed from chiral
characteristic. elements then it is called as chiral metamaterial. In
chiral the effective parameter K is non zero. Wave
Different types of metamaterial propagation properties in chiral metamaterial
1. Electromagnetic Metamaterial demonstrate that negative refraction can be realized
A new sub discipline within physics and in metamaterials with strong chirality and positive ε
electromagnetism is introduced by Metamaterials. and μ.
Such structures are used for optical and microwave
applications. This type of metamaterial is divided 2. Metamaterial type based on frequency band
into further classes, as follows. This type is worked on the desired frequency band
Negative index metamaterials Frequency selective surface based metamaterials
The negative index metamaterial (NIM) is also called FSS metamaterial blocked signals in one waveband
double negative metamaterial (DNG) because both and pass those at another waveband. It became an
the permittivity ε and permeability μ are negative alternative to fixed frequency metamaterials.
resulting in a negative index of refraction. If both μ Photonic metamaterials
and ε are negative a backward wave is produced so This interacts with optical frequencies. The sub-
the other term for negative index metamaterial is wavelength period distinguishes the photonic
backward wave media. metamaterial from photonic band gap structures.
Single negative metamaterials Tunable metamaterials
In single negative metamaterials (SNM) either Tunable metamaterials has the capability to arbitrary
relative permittivity or relative permeability is adjusts the frequency changes in the refractive index.
negative but not the both. The epsilon and Mu Terahertz metamaterials
negative media is come under the category of SNM. This metamaterials interact with terahertz frequencies
In epsilon negative media (ENG) there is negative lies between 0.1 to 10 THz. This corresponds to the
relative permittivity and positive relative wavelengths between 3 mm (EHF band) and 0.03
permeability however opposite in the case of Mu mm (long-wavelength edge of far-infrared light).
negative media (MNG) . A slab of ENG material and
slab of MNG material have been joined to conduct 3. Plasmonic metamaterials
wave reflection experiments. This resulted in the Plasmonic metamaterials exploit surface plasmons,
exhibition of properties such as resonances, which are produced from the interaction of light with
anomalous tunneling, transparency, and zero metal dielectrics.
reflection.
Electromagnetic bandgap metamaterials 4. Acoustic metamaterials
Electromagnetic bandgap metamaterials (EBG) Acoustic metamaterials control, direct and
controls the light with the help of photonic crystals manipulate sound in the form of sonic, infrasonic or
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ultrasonic waves in any medium alike gases, liquids


and solids. Sonic wave can also exhibit negative 2. MTM based electrically small antenna
refraction. The use of metamaterial coatings to enhance the
radiation and matching properties of electrically
5. Nonlinear metamaterials small electric and magnetic dipole antennas has been
Metamaterials can also form with the help of non championed in [11]– [15]. Dedicated matching
linear media, as whose properties change with the networks must be designed and added to electrically
power of the incident wave. This type of media is small antennas to make them efficient radiators
essential for non linear optics. Resonances arising in electrically small regions of
space where single and double negative materials are
6. Elastic metamaterials paired with common double positive materials to
Elastic metamaterials can also called mechanical have a great potential for overcoming the limits
metamaterials. These type of metamaterials uses the generally associated with several electromagnetic
different parameters to achieve a negative index of problems by providing a means to engineer the
refraction in materials that are not electromagnetic. A overall responses of the systems.
new design for elastic metamaterials introduced that
can behave either as liquids or solids. 3. Zero index MTM based antenna
It has been demonstrated that zero-index
Metamaterial antenna metamaterials can be used to achieve high directivity
Metamaterial antennas are a class of antennas which antennas. Because a signal propagating in a zero-
use metamaterials to enhance or increase index metamaterial will stimulate a spatially static
performance of the system. The metamaterials could field structure that varies in time, the phase at any
enhance the radiated power of an antenna. Materials point in a zero-index metamaterial will have the same
which can attain negative magnetic permeability constant value once steady state is reached [16].
could possibly allow for properties such as an Zero-index metamaterials have also been used to
electrically small antenna size, high directivity, and achieve a zeroth-order resonance (ZOR) antenna
tunable operational frequency, including an array [17], [18].
system. Furthermore, metamaterial based antennas
can demonstrate improved efficiency-bandwidth Zero-index metamaterials, media with permittivity
performance. permeability with zero or near zero values, may have
strong impact in some applications despite their
Artificial magnetic conductors and electrically small nonresonant character, since they combine
radiating and scattering systems are emphasized. anomalous wave interactions with relatively larger
Single negative, double negative, and zero-index bandwidth and lower losses.
metamaterial systems are discussed as a means to
manipulate their various characteristics. 4. Sub wavelength and directive antenna.
Patch antennas have become a favorite choice for
1. Surface and volumetric AMCs many applications, including wireless
One significant area of metamaterials research has communications and radars. It would be desirable to
been the development of artificial magnetic miniaturize these antennas while enhancing their
conductors (AMCs) for wireless applications. [9] directivities and bandwidths, to achieve these goal
These AMCs have been realized mainly as high metamaterial inspired approaches have led to
impedance surfaces that produce an in-phase improved aspects of all of these characteristics. The
reflection coefficient. All of these surface-based uses of properly designed slow-wave artificial
AMCs include a PEC ground plane and thus reactive surfaces and magneto-dielectric layers have
guarantee, at least, high reflectivity. In contrast, in also been proposed in [19] and [20] to achieve
[10] a volumetric AMC was realized with only the antenna miniaturization. Magnetic metamaterials
capacitive loaded loop (CLL) based MNG material have been considered for the miniaturization and
i.e., there was no ground plane and the CLL element increase in bandwidth of patch and PIFA antennas in
is a simplified form of the SRR. Artificial magnetic [21], [22]. High-directivity printed dipole and patch
conductors have been attained with high impedance antennas have been obtained with combinations of
and frequency selective surface constructs as well as metamaterial based cavity-size reductions and AMC
with volumetric inclusion-based media. concepts as well as MNG and DNG substrates and
superstrates [23]–[25].
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Application area of metamaterial medium, the desired material parameters of the


1. Applications of metamaterials in antenna composite material can be adjusted to desired values
engineering. of interest. Metamaterial radomes should enhance out
Some unique applications of metamaterial composite of band signal rejection, useful for multiband
structures as an antenna substrate, superstrate, feed radomes also.
networks, phased array antennas, ground planes, Phased array antenna
antenna radomes and struts invisibility have been A phased array antenna is consists of an array of
discussed. antennas that enables long-distance signal
Antenna substrate propagation by directional radiation. Metamaterials
Metamaterials are promising candidates as antenna can be used to improve the impedance matching of
substrates for miniaturization, sensing, bandwidth planar phased array antennas over a broad range of
enhancement and for controlling the direction of scan angles [31]. In recent years metamaterial phase
radiation [26]. Metamaterial substrate can be used shifters are adopted to fine tune the phase difference
for a variety of applications. It can be designed to act between adjacent elements.
as a high impedance substrate that can be used to Struts in reflector antennas
integrated low-profile antennas in various Struts in reflector antenna systems are generally
components and packages. The high impedance of mechanical structures, supporting the feed in a single
designed metamaterial substrate prevents unwanted reflector system or the sub-reflector in a double
radiation from traveling across the substrate which reflector system.
results in a low profile antenna with high efficiency. Conventionally the adverse effect of strut is usually
Metamaterial substrates can be designed to act as a minimized by shaping the struts, but with the advent
very high dielectric constant substrate at given of meta-materials a new method has also been
frequency and hence can be used to miniaturize the introduced to minimize these effects. This new
antenna size. [27] approach is based on guiding and launching the
Antenna superstrate electromagnetic radiation in preferred directions and
High directive antenna elements can be realized by reducing the effect to nearly zero in the operational
introducing a set of metamaterial superstrates that can directions. [32]
improve the radiating efficiency.[28]-[29]. Antenna ground plane
Metamaterials can act as resonant structures which Metamaterial ground planes also known as artificial
allow the transmission and reflection of magnetic conducting ground planes are widely used
electromagnetic waves in a specific way in certain as the planar antenna ground planes in order to
frequency bands. A dielectric superstrate properly enhance the input impedance bandwidth. [33]
placed above a planar antenna has remarkable effects Metamaterials ground planes find important
on its gain and radiation characteristics. applications in low profile cavity backing and
Array feed network isolation improvement in cavity backed antennas and
Metamaterial phase-shifting lines can be used to microwave components respectively. When
develop antenna feed network which can provide employed in the ground planes it improves isolation
broadband, compact and non-radiating, feed- between radio frequency or microwave channels of
networks for antenna arrays. Metamaterial based (multiple-input multiple-output) (MIMO) antenna
transmission line feed networks can be used to arrays systems.
replace conventional transmission lines-based feed-
networks, which can be bulky and narrowband. These 2. Absorber
feed-networks have the advantage of being compact A metamaterial absorber manipulates the loss
in size, therefore eliminating the need for components of the complex effective parameters,
conventional TL meander lines [30]. permittivity and magnetic permeability of
Antenna radome metamaterials, to create a high electromagnetic
Radome is a covering to protect an antenna from rain, absorber. This is a useful feature for solar
wind perturbations, aerodynamic drag, and other photovoltaic applications.
disturbances. Radome should be made from a
perfectly RF transparent and non-refractive material 3. Superlens
in order to not disrupt radiated fields from and to the A superlens uses metamaterials to achieve beyond
enclosed antenna. Metamaterial can be suitably the diffraction limit. The diffraction limit is inherent
designed to use as Radome. By embedding in conventional optical devices or lenses.
metamaterial structures inside a host dielectric
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4. Cloaking Devices for metamaterial, various types of metamaterials,


Metamaterials are a basis for attempting to build a various applications of metamaterials has been
practical cloaking device. The cloak deflects discussed. The research work presented in this paper
microwave beams so they flow around a “hidden” summarizes the recent developments and applications
object inside with little distortion, making it appear of metamaterials in antenna engineering. This review
almost as if nothing were there at all. Such a device has only briefly touched upon some selective
typically involves surrounding the object to be research efforts associated with metamaterials and
cloaked with a shell which affects the passage of light their antenna applications. Metamaterials, because of
near it. their promise to provide engineerable permittivities
and permeabilities, possess interesting properties for
5. Light and Acoustic filtering the design of next-generation structures for radiating
Metamaterials textured with nanosacle wrinkles and scattering applications.
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Author Biblography

Athor Priyanka
Priyanka received his B.Tech
degree from PTU Jalandhar in
2009. She is currently pursuing
his M.Tech(part time) from
Regional Centre PTU, IET
Bhaddal. She has more than 3
years of teaching experience.

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