Flexible split‐ring resonator metamaterial structure at microwave frequencies

Abstract

The authors present the fabrication method and resonant properties of a flexible split‐ring resonator (SRR) metamaterial structure at microwave frequencies. The structure is fabricated by chemical etching on a copper film glued on a thin low loss polymer substrate. The resonant properties using a single circular SRR between two monopole antennas were studied and compared with SRR fabricated on rigid circuit board. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:1415–1416, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26814

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