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Area of Science:

  • Electromagnetics
  • Materials Science
  • Optical Engineering

Background:

  • Efficient signal transmission between waveguides of different cross-sections is a significant challenge in optical and microwave engineering.
  • Existing solutions often suffer from signal reflections and losses, limiting device performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically propose and design an arbitrary connector for waveguides with different cross-sections.
  • To achieve reflectionless transmission of electromagnetic waves between dissimilar waveguides using metamaterials.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized embedded optical transformation theory for theoretical design.
  • Derived general expressions for constitutive tensors of metamaterials.
  • Performed full-wave simulations to validate the derived constitutive tensors.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that metamaterial inclusions with designed parameters enable reflectionless transmission.
  • Validated the theoretical model through simulations.
  • Identified two sets of achievable constitutive tensors for practical implementation.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed metamaterial connector offers a feasible solution for efficient electromagnetic wave transmission between waveguides of different cross-sections.
  • This work paves the way for improved performance in optical and microwave communication systems.