Broadband metasurface-based reflective polarization converter

Samiran Pramanik; Shubhajit Bhaumik; Satyajit Bhunia; Chaitali Koley

doi:10.1515/freq-2024-0306

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Broadband metasurface-based reflective polarization converter

Samiran Pramanik , Shubhajit Bhaumik , Satyajit Bhunia and Chaitali Koley

Published/Copyright: March 28, 2025

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From the journal Frequenz Volume 79 Issue 5-6

Abstract

This paper investigates a metasurface-based broadband polarization converter (BPC). Notably, to achieve a broadband working frequency region (4.22–10.73 GHz), a single substrate layer is used instead of several substrate layers. The design device converts an incidence wave that is linearly polarized (LP) into a reflected wave that is cross-polarized (CrP) over the frequency range of 4.22–10.73 GHz up to an oblique incident angle of 20°. In addition, the design is fabricated, and there is a strong agreement between the modeling and measurement results.

Keywords: broadband polarization converter (BPC); metasurface; permeability and permittivity; ultrathin

Corresponding author: Samiran Pramanik, College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat, India, E-mail: pramaniksamiran@gmail.com

Acknowledgments

For research support, S. Pramanik acknowledges the Department of ECE, CEMK.

Research ethics: All the authors adhered to the accepted ethical standards of a genuine research study.
Informed consent: Not applicable.
Author contributions: Samiran Pramanik and Shubhajit Bhaumik have contributed to writing the manuscript. Chaitali Koley and Satyajit Bhunia have arranged and review the manuscript. Samiran Pramanik and Shubhajit Bhaumik have done the simulation and testing.
Use of Large Language Models, AI and Machine Learning Tools: None declared.
Conflict of interest: There is no Conflict of interest.
Research funding: The authors declare that no funds, grants, or other support were received during the preparation of this manuscript.
Data availability: There is no data associated with this manuscript.

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Received: 2024-10-01

Accepted: 2025-02-19

Published Online: 2025-03-28

Published in Print: 2025-06-26

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