Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metamaterial for converging electromagnetic waves, which comprises a plurality of metamaterial sheet layers stacked integrally in an x direction. Each of the metamaterial sheet layers comprises a plurality of metamaterial units. Each of the metamaterial units has an identical substrate unit and a man-made microstructure attached on the substrate unit. The metamaterial units of each row have a same refractive index. Refractive indices of the metamaterial units of each column satisfy particular relationships. The man-made microstructure is a non-90° rotationally symmetrical structure, and an extraordinary optical axis of a refractive index ellipsoid thereof is non-perpendicular to and unparallel to the y direction. The thickness of the metamaterial can be considerably decreased while the function of converging electromagnetic waves is achieved in the present disclosure. This is favorable for making the metamaterial product miniaturized and lightweight.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an impedance matching component disposed between a first medium and a second medium, which is formed by stacking a plurality of homogeneous metamaterial sheet layers in a direction perpendicular to surfaces thereof. Each of the metamaterial sheet layers comprises a substrate and a plurality of man-made microstructures attached thereon. A first and last metamaterial sheet layers have impedances identical to those of the first and second media respectively. The man-made microstructures attached on the first metamaterial sheet layer have a first pattern, the man-made microstructures attached on the last metamaterial sheet layer have a second pattern, and the man-made microstructures attached on intermediate ones of the metamaterial sheet layers have patterns that are combinations of the first and second patterns, with the first pattern becoming smaller continuously and the second pattern becoming larger continuously in the stacking direction of the metamaterial sheet layers.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a depolarizer based on a metamaterial, which comprises a plurality of sheet layers parallel with each other. Each of the sheet layers has a sheet substrate and a plurality of man-made microstructures attached on the sheet substrate. The sheet substrate is divided into a plurality of identical unit bodies. Each of the unit bodies and one of the man-made microstructures that is attached thereon form a cell that has an anisotropic electromagnetic property. Each of the sheet layers has at least two cells whose optical axes are unparallel with each other. According to the depolarizer based on a metamaterial of the present disclosure, at least two cells whose optical axes are unparallel with each other are disposed in each of the metalmaterial sheet layers.