Dual-Band Reflective Metagratings With Interleaved Meta-Wires
Gengyu Xu, Sean V. Hum, George V. Eleftheriades
Abstract
We propose a new topology for printed circuit board metagratings (MGs) for manipulation of electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies. By interleaving two single-band segmented gratings (SGs), a composite device capable of performing dual-band operation is realized. The constituent SGs are designed independently, meaning the two operating frequencies need not be harmonically related. The SGs are shielded from one another through inclusion of via fences which suppress near-field coupling. They are each engineered to be inactive within the other's operating band, which helps retain their individually encoded functionalities. Using the proposed topology, a dual-band MG that performs perfect anomalous reflection of plane waves at 10 and 15.11 GHz is designed. The device is verified both numerically and experimentally.