Active metamaterials embedded with nonlinear elements are able to exhibit strong nonlinearity in microwave regime.However, existing S-parameter based parameter retrieval approaches developed for linear metamaterials d...Active metamaterials embedded with nonlinear elements are able to exhibit strong nonlinearity in microwave regime.However, existing S-parameter based parameter retrieval approaches developed for linear metamaterials do not apply in nonlinear cases. In this paper, a retrieval algorithm of high-order susceptibilities for nonlinear metamaterials is derived.Experimental demonstration shows that, by measuring the power level of each harmonic while sweeping the incident power,high-order susceptibilities of a thin-layer nonlinear metamaterial can be effectively retrieved. The proposed approach can be widely used in the research of active metamaterials.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61401395 and 61604128)the Scientific Research Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Education Department,China(Grant No.Y201533913)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant Nos.2016QNA4025 and 2016QN81002)
文摘Active metamaterials embedded with nonlinear elements are able to exhibit strong nonlinearity in microwave regime.However, existing S-parameter based parameter retrieval approaches developed for linear metamaterials do not apply in nonlinear cases. In this paper, a retrieval algorithm of high-order susceptibilities for nonlinear metamaterials is derived.Experimental demonstration shows that, by measuring the power level of each harmonic while sweeping the incident power,high-order susceptibilities of a thin-layer nonlinear metamaterial can be effectively retrieved. The proposed approach can be widely used in the research of active metamaterials.
