Ultrawideband Tunable Polarization Converter Based on Metamaterials

Abstract

In order to overcome the shortcomings of the traditional polarization conversion device, a symmetric “E” type metamaterial resonance cell structure is proposed in the paper for the design of polarization conversion devices. Two kinds of polarization converter models are designed in this paper, and their polarization coefficient, phase and polarization conversion ratio (PCR) are simulated and analyzed. The polarization coefficients at different incident angles and different phase transitions of VO2 are simulated and analyzed. The study indicates that the polarization conversion efficiency of the polarization converter reaches 90% in the 0–2.0 THz frequency band, and the performance can be maintained within the incident angle of 45 degrees, covering the whole X band, realizing the broadband line polarization conversion with extremely high polarization conversion rate. Moreover, the polarization performance is tunable with the phase transition of VO2, and the research results provide new ideas for the realization of ultrawideband tunable polarization conversion devices and the application of metamaterials.