Epsilon negative dynamic coded THz metamaterial beamformer for digital information encryption.

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RF and Communication Technologies (RFCT) Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Data Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.

Published: November 2024

Light propagation facilitates digital information encryption by utilizing Epsilon Negative (ENG) metamaterials as a medium. Achieving the desired encryption hinges on synchronizing two pivotal features: the phase difference and the epsilon shifting of the metamaterials. The proposed metamaterial is intricately designed to represent digital bit 1 (states 0 and 1), contingent upon the arrangement of material multilayers within the metamaterial device. Specifically, state 1 is fashioned through a combination of Graphene and Gold, while state 0 is solely represented by Graphene on a metamaterial structure. The developed structure exhibits right hand metamaterial (epsilon of [Formula: see text]7.20) for state 0 and plasma metamaterial (epsilon [Formula: see text]6.94) for state 1 at 8.6 THz. Notably, the phase difference between 0 and 1 states is around [Formula: see text]. Primarily leveraging the synchronized combination phase and epsilon as the key design parameters for the metamaterial array, the beamforming pattern enables beam steering within the angular range of [Formula: see text] to [Formula: see text]. Secondly, employing a sophisticated material addition strategy involving Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) systematically manipulates the sidelobe in specific directions, thereby providing a mechanism to modulate the sidelobe and concurrently augment spatial resolution. After preparing the metamaterial coded (MC) lens, the source, lens and receiver strategically encrypt the scanning image, employing techniques including Doppler compression and 2D discrete Fourier transform. The proposed MC lens offers applicability like image encryption, security scanning, conveyor systems, hyperlenses and modern cryptography.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11549400PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78003-3DOI Listing

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