We present a method of making low loss split-ring resonators for microfluidic sensing at microwave frequencies using silver coated copper wire. We show that a simple geometric modification and the use of square cross-section wire give greater electric field confinement in the capacitive region of the resonant sensor. We use a combination of theoretical analysis, finite element simulations and e...

743 Artificial composite structures containing electric conducting elements or metamaterials have recently attracted much attention in view of their unique propp erties of negative magnetic susceptibility and backk ward wave propagation. In contrast to crystals, metamaterials allow control of the macroscopic charr acteristics by choosing the types and geometry of their structural elements [1–3]...

A terahertz microscope has been used to excite and observe the resonant modes of a single split ring resonator in the reactive and radiative near-field zones. The two lowest resonant modes of an isolated split ring resonator with their corresponding radiation patterns are reported; they showed good agreement to simulations. The passage from the reactive to radiative near-field zone is also disc...

We study experimentally the dynamic tunability and self-induced nonlinearity of split-ring resonators incorporating variable capacitance diodes. We demonstrate that the eigenfrequencies of the resonators can be tuned over a wide frequency range, and significantly, we show that the self-induced nonlinear effects observed in the varactor-loaded split-ring resonator structures can appear at relati...

A new class of broadband microstrip filters for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) applications is proposed. In the design, different stages of parallel-coupled microstrip line and other stages with a Modified Complementary Split Ring Resonator (MCSRR)-a concept proposed here for the first time-are adjusted to obtain the desired response with broadband, sharp rejection, low insertion loss, and low return lo...

A novel microstrip coupled-line directional coupler is proposed in this paper. It is based on the introduction of a complementary split ring resonator and dumbbell-like defected ground structure on the coupled lines to strongly enhance the designed backward coupling. The designed frequency band is from 1.2 to 1.5GHz. The coupler is fabricated and tested. The insertion loss is less than 3.5 dB. ...

We study the radiation properties of electrically small resonant antennas (ka < 1) composed of electric-field-coupled (ELC) and complementary electric-field-coupled (CELC) resonators and a monopole antenna. We use such parasitic ELC and CELC “metaresonators” to design various electrically small antennas. In particular, monopole-excited and bent-monopole-excited CELC resonator antennas are propo...