Effects of manufacturing tolerances on the performance of metamaterial microwave anti-reflection coatings
Simulated reflected power for anti-reflection coatings with manufacturing variations. Figure from Balafendiev, Eiben and Guðmundsson (2026).Abstract
Metamaterial anti-reflection coatings are used in lenses, filters, and absorbers. We use full-wave modelling of finite samples to investigate how variations in coating geometry affect transmission and scattering.
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arXiv preprint
Rustam Balafendiev
PhD Student
Rustam Balafendiev received the M.Sc. degree in radiophysics from the School of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2021 and his first PhD degree at the same university in 2025. His current research interests include metamaterial applications in CMB instrumentation as well as the use of wire metamaterials in holography experiments.
Jón E. Guðmundsson
Professor
Professor of astrophysics at the University of Iceland and senior research scientist at Stockholm University.