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Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances

The first part of the thesis presents a summary of the classification of materials, followed by the development of metamaterials and their salient role. Then, a study of metamaterials and the evolution of these 3D structures to 2D, known as metasurfaces, have been discussed. Moreover, the physics an...

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Main Author: Soliman, Mirna
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description The first part of the thesis presents a summary of the classification of materials, followed by the development of metamaterials and their salient role. Then, a study of metamaterials and the evolution of these 3D structures to 2D, known as metasurfaces, have been discussed. Moreover, the physics and practical interest behind Fano resonance have been discussed. Furthermore, the physical fundamentals guiding the performance of both the metamaterials and metasurfaces, including the temporal coupled-mode theory and the generalized laws of reflection and refraction, have been intensely investigated, along with some of the outstanding properties of the metamaterials. Then, a comparison between metamaterials and photonic/electronic bandgap materials, in addition to a comparison between metasurfaces and frequency-selective surfaces, has been shown. Finally, a literature review for previous work on the application of metasurfaces in different fields and the progress of Fano resonance in numerous applications are stated. The second part of the thesis presents the research work that has been done, in which a design for an electromagnetic metasurface in the microwave regime has been proposed. Breaking the structural symmetry of the unit cell constituting the metasurface is shown to introduce a route for inducing high-quality factor (Q) Fano resonance (FR). The total thickness of the structure is deeply subwavelength, with the metasurface’s thickness equal to 0.08 of the wavelength. The design has been fabricated and characterized inside an anechoic chamber. Both numerical and measured data show to be in perfect agreement. This work paves the way for numerous applications, including but not limited to sensing and polarization rotation.
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spelling oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2676 Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances Soliman, Mirna The first part of the thesis presents a summary of the classification of materials, followed by the development of metamaterials and their salient role. Then, a study of metamaterials and the evolution of these 3D structures to 2D, known as metasurfaces, have been discussed. Moreover, the physics and practical interest behind Fano resonance have been discussed. Furthermore, the physical fundamentals guiding the performance of both the metamaterials and metasurfaces, including the temporal coupled-mode theory and the generalized laws of reflection and refraction, have been intensely investigated, along with some of the outstanding properties of the metamaterials. Then, a comparison between metamaterials and photonic/electronic bandgap materials, in addition to a comparison between metasurfaces and frequency-selective surfaces, has been shown. Finally, a literature review for previous work on the application of metasurfaces in different fields and the progress of Fano resonance in numerous applications are stated. The second part of the thesis presents the research work that has been done, in which a design for an electromagnetic metasurface in the microwave regime has been proposed. Breaking the structural symmetry of the unit cell constituting the metasurface is shown to introduce a route for inducing high-quality factor (Q) Fano resonance (FR). The total thickness of the structure is deeply subwavelength, with the metasurface’s thickness equal to 0.08 of the wavelength. The design has been fabricated and characterized inside an anechoic chamber. Both numerical and measured data show to be in perfect agreement. This work paves the way for numerous applications, including but not limited to sensing and polarization rotation. 2021-06-15T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1650 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2676/viewcontent/mirna_magdy_soliman_thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Metamaterials Metasurfaces Fano Resonances Microwave Regime High-Quality Factor Temporal Coupled-Mode Theory Electromagnetics and Photonics
spellingShingle Metamaterials
Metasurfaces
Fano Resonances
Microwave Regime
High-Quality Factor
Temporal Coupled-Mode Theory
Electromagnetics and Photonics
Soliman, Mirna
Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances
title Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances
title_full Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances
title_fullStr Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances
title_full_unstemmed Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances
title_short Cross-Junction Based Metasurfaces: A Roadmap to Fano Resonances
title_sort cross junction based metasurfaces a roadmap to fano resonances
topic Metamaterials
Metasurfaces
Fano Resonances
Microwave Regime
High-Quality Factor
Temporal Coupled-Mode Theory
Electromagnetics and Photonics
url https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1650
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2676/viewcontent/mirna_magdy_soliman_thesis.pdf
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