Spatio-Temporal Talbot Phenomenon using Metamaterial Composite Right/Left-Handed Leaky-Wave Antennas

A spatial-temporal Talbot phenomenon, based on metamaterial composite right/left-handed CRLH leaky-wave antennas LWAs , is presented. This phenomenon, reported in the microwave domain, is based on the combination of the conventional spatial monochromatic Talbot effect and the transient polychromatic...

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Autores: Gómez García, Juan Sebastian, Melcón Álvarez, Alejandro, Gupta, Shulabh, Caloz, Christophe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/1671
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/1671
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Metamaterial
CRLH transmission lines
Talbot effect
Leaky-wave antenna
Teoría de la Señal y las Comunicaciones
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Sumario:A spatial-temporal Talbot phenomenon, based on metamaterial composite right/left-handed CRLH leaky-wave antennas LWAs , is presented. This phenomenon, reported in the microwave domain, is based on the combination of the conventional spatial monochromatic Talbot effect and the transient polychromatic character of the pulse radiation phenomenon in the LWA structure. When the elements of a periodic CRLH LWA array are fed simultaneously by an input pulse, the spatial beams corresponding to different temporal frequencies constructively interfere in space so as to form a self-imaged pattern constituted by narrow Talbot zones. This Talbot effect is spatial-temporal since the Talbot zones are localized both in space and time. The phenomenon is analyzed theoretically and validated numerically for the case of narrow-band pulses.