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Main Authors: Yoo, Insang, Boyarsky, Michael, Smith, David R.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17541
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author Yoo, Insang
Boyarsky, Michael
Smith, David R.
author_facet Yoo, Insang
Boyarsky, Michael
Smith, David R.
contents We present a semi-analytical model to analyze multi-tile metasurface antennas consisting of a set of metasurface tiles and a practical power-dividing network that excites the tiles. The metasurface tiles consist of arrays of rectangular waveguides with subwavelength metamaterial radiators etched into their top walls, each of which can be accurately modeled as polarizable dipoles. The feed structure for the arrays comprises a slotted waveguide attached to their bottom wall, with coupling slots inserted into the common wall that are likewise modeled as polarizable dipoles. The proposed semi-analytical model employs a coupled-dipole framework that accurately captures dipolar interactions among constituent elements within the metasurface tiles, along with a multi-port network analysis technique that accounts for electromagnetic interactions between the tiles and the power divider, thereby forming a self-consistent formulation. The proposed model enables the prediction of key performance metrics, including overall S-parameters, radiation patterns, and gain, and is validated through full-wave numerical simulations. By significantly reducing the computational complexity associated with electrically large apertures, the proposed framework enables rapid and efficient modeling of the overall structure, thereby facilitating iterative optimization. The proposed model has potential applications as an efficient forward model for the design of wireless systems requiring large-aperture metasurface antennas, including remote sensing and next-generation wireless communication networks.
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spellingShingle Semi-analytical Model of Multi-tile Rectangular Waveguide-fed Metasurfaces using Coupled Dipole Modeling Framework
Yoo, Insang
Boyarsky, Michael
Smith, David R.
Optics
Applied Physics
We present a semi-analytical model to analyze multi-tile metasurface antennas consisting of a set of metasurface tiles and a practical power-dividing network that excites the tiles. The metasurface tiles consist of arrays of rectangular waveguides with subwavelength metamaterial radiators etched into their top walls, each of which can be accurately modeled as polarizable dipoles. The feed structure for the arrays comprises a slotted waveguide attached to their bottom wall, with coupling slots inserted into the common wall that are likewise modeled as polarizable dipoles. The proposed semi-analytical model employs a coupled-dipole framework that accurately captures dipolar interactions among constituent elements within the metasurface tiles, along with a multi-port network analysis technique that accounts for electromagnetic interactions between the tiles and the power divider, thereby forming a self-consistent formulation. The proposed model enables the prediction of key performance metrics, including overall S-parameters, radiation patterns, and gain, and is validated through full-wave numerical simulations. By significantly reducing the computational complexity associated with electrically large apertures, the proposed framework enables rapid and efficient modeling of the overall structure, thereby facilitating iterative optimization. The proposed model has potential applications as an efficient forward model for the design of wireless systems requiring large-aperture metasurface antennas, including remote sensing and next-generation wireless communication networks.
title Semi-analytical Model of Multi-tile Rectangular Waveguide-fed Metasurfaces using Coupled Dipole Modeling Framework
topic Optics
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.17541