Method for making a material with artificial dielectric constant
First Claim
1. Method for making a material with a first frequency dependent complex permittivity along a first principal axis, a second frequency dependent complex permittivity along a second principal axis, and a third frequency dependent complex permittivity along a third principal axis, said method comprising the following steps:
- choosing a frequency of interest for each principal axis;
choosing a polarization for a wave of interest relative to each principal axis;
determining the frequency dependent complex permittivity along each principal axis such that the wave of interest for the chosen polarization encounters the desired frequency dependent complex permittivity;
designing a pattern and a cellular core structure in which the dimensions, geometry and conductivity characteristics of the pattern and the dimensions and the geometry of the cellular core structure are chosen to achieve the desired frequency dependent complex permittivity along each principal axis;
selecting a substantially non-electrically conductive sheet material;
applying an electrically conductive material to the sheet material according to said pattern design; and
thereafterforming a cellular core structure from layers of the sheet material according to said cellular core structure design, said structure defining said first principal axis, said second principal axis, and said third principal axis.
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Abstract
A method for making a material with an artificial dielectric constant is carried out by choosing the desired dielectric constant for a particular electromagnetic field, selecting a substantially non-electrically conductive sheet material (2) from which the cellular core material (26) is to be made, applying an electrically conductive material (8) to selected areas on the sheet material and thereafter forming a cellular core material from layers of the sheet material having the conductive material already applied thereto.
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1. Method for making a material with a first frequency dependent complex permittivity along a first principal axis, a second frequency dependent complex permittivity along a second principal axis, and a third frequency dependent complex permittivity along a third principal axis, said method comprising the following steps:
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choosing a frequency of interest for each principal axis; choosing a polarization for a wave of interest relative to each principal axis; determining the frequency dependent complex permittivity along each principal axis such that the wave of interest for the chosen polarization encounters the desired frequency dependent complex permittivity; designing a pattern and a cellular core structure in which the dimensions, geometry and conductivity characteristics of the pattern and the dimensions and the geometry of the cellular core structure are chosen to achieve the desired frequency dependent complex permittivity along each principal axis; selecting a substantially non-electrically conductive sheet material; applying an electrically conductive material to the sheet material according to said pattern design; and
thereafterforming a cellular core structure from layers of the sheet material according to said cellular core structure design, said structure defining said first principal axis, said second principal axis, and said third principal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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