US 6,441,771 B1Granted

Thin film magnetodielectric for absorption of a broad band of electromagnetic waves

AssigneeEastman Kodak Company

InventorRandall Harry Victora

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Abstract

A thin film magnetodielectric (TFM) structure is disclosed which has effective absorption with minimal reflection of electromagnetic radiation over a broad band of frequencies. The thin film magnetodielectric structure has an effective electric susceptibility and effective magnetic susceptibility which are substantially equal for a broad band of electromagnetic wavelengths. The disclosed TFM structure includes layers of thin film magnetic elements which are surrounded by and supported in a dielectric medium. Each thin film element is preferably rectangular in shape and has a thickness substantially less than the long and short axes of the element. Each layer includes a plurality of elements arranged in an orderly array with the long axes of each element in a layer substantially parallel to each other. Either neighboring layers or neighboring stacks of layers have elements whose long axes are oriented at 90°.

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Dependent claims

A thin film magnetodielectric structure comprising:

a first plurality of thin film magnetic elements arranged in an orderly array in a first layer, wherein each of said thin film elements has major and minor axes in the plane of said layer and has a thickness which is substantially less than the lengths of said axes, and wherein the major axes of each of said elements in said first layer are substantially parallel to each other;
a second plurality of thin film magnetic elements arranged in an orderly array in a second layer, wherein each of said thin film elements has major and minor axes in the plane of said layer and has a thickness which is substantially less than the lengths of said axes, and wherein said major axes of said elements of said second layer are substantially parallel to each other, and are oriented at an angle of 90° to the major axes of the elements of said first layer;
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a dielectric medium surrounding and supporting said first and second layers of thin film magnetic elements;
wherein said structure has effective magnetic and electric susceptibilities which are substantially equal over a broad range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation incident upon said structure, whereby said structure absorbs with minimal reflection electromagnetic radiation over said broad range of frequencies.

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A thin film magnetodielectric structure comprising:

a first stack of layers of thin film magnetic elements, wherein each layer includes a plurality of said elements arranged in an orderly array, wherein each of said elements has major and minor axes in the plane of said layer and has a thickness which is substantially less than the length of said axes, and wherein the major axes of each of said elements in all of said layers of said first stack are substantially parallel to each other;
a second stack of layers of thin film magnetic elements, wherein each layer includes a plurality of said elements arranged in an orderly array, wherein each of said elements has major and minor axes in the plane of said layer and has a thickness which is substantially less than the lengths of said axes, and wherein the major axes of each of said elements in all of said layers of said second stack are substantially parallel to each other, and are oriented at an angle of 90° from the major axes of said elements of said first stack;
and
a dielectric medium surrounding and supporting said first and second stacks of said thin film magnetic elements,
wherein said structure has effective magnetic and electric susceptibilities which are substantially equal over a broad range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation incident upon said structure, whereby said structure absorbs with minimal reflection electromagnetic radiation over said broad range of frequencies.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.