An ultrathin twist-structure polarization transformer based on fish-scale metallic wires

This study theoretically and experimentally investigates the transmission properties of a meta-material slab comprised of two layers of metallic fish-scale structure arrays and a sandwiched dielectric layer. Calculations show that the asymmetric transmission can be tuned by varying the slab thickness, due to near-field interlayer coupling. The spatial evolution of the electric field indicates that the twist structure functions as a perfect polarization transformer at certain frequencies. Measured transmission spectra are in good agreement with calculated results when material dissipation is considered. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3580608]