IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation · 2006 · 99 citations · 40 references
EngineeringMultiband Ir FssFlexible Polyimide SubstratesElectromagnetic MetamaterialsOptical PropertiesFrequency Selective SurfacesGenetic AlgorithmInfrared OpticComputational ElectromagneticsNanophotonicsHigh Impedance SurfacesMaterials ScienceElectrical EngineeringInfrared ApplicationsInfrared SpectroscopyAntennaMicrofabricationInfrared SensorApplied PhysicsDynamic Metamaterials
The paper introduces micron‑scale frequency selective surfaces that achieve multiple >10 dB stopbands in the far‑infrared. The authors design single‑layer multiband IR FSS using fractal geometries and a genetic‑algorithm synthesis, fabricate them on flexible polyimide, and validate them with FTIR spectroscopy. Experimental results agree closely with PMoM predictions, confirming the designed FSS performance.
In this paper, micron-scale frequency selective surfaces (FSS) are presented for the first time that exhibit multiple strong stopbands (>10dB) in the far-infrared (IR). Fractal and genetic algorithm (GA) synthesis techniques are employed in the design of single-layer, multiband IR FSS. These designs have been fabricated on thin, flexible polyimide substrates and characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Measurements show excellent agreement with predictions from a periodic method of moments (PMoM) analysis technique that takes into account metallic and dielectric losses. Additional design constraints were incorporated into the GA in order to guarantee that the synthesized FSS structures could be accurately fabricated.
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