Metamaterial surfaces

US9105979B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9105979-B2
Application numberUS-92554510-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 22, 2010
Priority dateJul 26, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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An apparatus to modify an incident free space electromagnetic wave includes a block of an artificially structured material having an adjustable spatial distribution of electromagnetic parameters (e.g., ∈, μ, η, σ, and n). A controller applies control signals to dynamically adjust the spatial distribution of electromagnetic parameters in the material to introduce a time-varying path delay d(t) in the modified electromagnetic wave relative to the incident electromagnetic wave.)

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The invention claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a stack of one or more layers having controllable reflective properties provided by metamaterial elements therein; and a controller configured to dynamically adjust the controllable reflective properties of the one or more layers to present an effective reflective surface at varying positions or orientations in the stack as a function of time to introduce a time-varying path delay d (t) in a reflected free space electromagne…

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What does patent US9105979B2 cover?
An apparatus to modify an incident free space electromagnetic wave includes a block of an artificially structured material having an adjustable spatial distribution of electromagnetic parameters (e.g., ∈, μ, η, σ, and n). A controller applies control signals to dynamically adjust the spatial distribution of electromagnetic parameters in the material to introduce a time-varying path delay d(t) i…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bowers Jeffrey A, Hyde Roderick A, Kare Jordin T, and 9 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01Q15/0066. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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