Design of metamaterial based sensors for pressure measurement

Transmission and reflection spectra of periodic and random stacks comprising positive index materials and metamaterials have been extensively studied. In this paper we investigate the effectiveness of periodic stacks of PIM/NIM for use as a sensor. The transfer matrix method is used to find the transmittance and reflectance. Differences between the zero average refractive index bandgap and Bragg bandgap are illustrated. It is shown how these bandgaps can be used as the basis for designing sensors with minimal cross-sensitivity.

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