Scattering of electromagnetic waves in metamaterial superlattices

The authors study experimentally both transmission and reflection of microwave radiation from metamaterial superlattices created by layers of periodically arranged wires and split-ring resonators. The authors measure the dependence of the metamaterial resonance on the spatial period of the superlattice and demonstrate resonance broadening and splitting for the binary metamaterial structures. (C) 2007 American Institute of Physics.