Linear-to-Circular Polarization Converter Based on Meander-line Metasurfaces

Abstract

In this paper, a novel linear-to-circular polarization converter based on meander-line metasurfaces is presented. The proposed metasurfaces is a two-dimensional periodic structure which consists of two metallic layers separated by dielectric substrate. The structure of each unit is meander-line which is printed on the top and bottom metallic layers. By controlling different phase for vertical and horizontal electric field components of incident wave, the phase difference is 90° between two components, after passing through the metasurfaces. The metasurfaces converts the linear polarization wave to circular polarization wave with the bandwidth of 10.5~11.5 GHz. The simulation results show the metasurfaces is valuable for polarization conversion application.