This dissertation presents research results demonstrating the efficacy of fractal-inspired subwavelength geometric inclusions for improvement of high-frequency electromag[...]

Materials found in nature exhibit behaviors with certain properties such as mass density, permeability, and permittivity. Unfortunately, there are limitations and restric[...]

This thesis research has been conducted with an aim of investigating the effects ofmetamaterials on microstrip patch antennas. Metamaterials exhibit interesting propertie[...]

Implementations of two methods for broadening the performance bandwidth of resonant electromagnetic structures are presented. The first method is the use of non-Foster l[...]

Plasmonic metamaterials are artificially structured materials with the inclusion of metallic elements regarded as macroscopically uniform mediums. These materials showcas[...]

Continuous advancement in terahertz technologies have drawn interest in manufacturing and rapid prototyping of optical components suitable for the terahertz spectral rang[...]

Fifth generation (5G) wireless communication is on the horizon and presents opportunities for significant technological advancement for years to come. As part of this im[...]

There is an active effort toward the development of negative index metamaterials for application in high-resolution imaging. In particular, engineering an artificial mate[...]

Metasurfaces have many applications, from beam steering effects to polarization control. There are two main theories that are used in the creation of modern metasurfaces,[...]

Artificially structured materials, which are treated as macroscopically homogeneous media, exhibit effective optical properties that can be altered by engineering the mat[...]