Meiners, ChristianChristianMeinersJacob, ArneArneJacob2021-11-222021-11-222006Proceedings of the 36th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2006 (): 4057993 1011-1014 (2006)http://hdl.handle.net/11420/11020A two layer absorbing structure is investigated. It is built from small lossy dielectric spheres. Their density is adjusted such that the wave Impedance increases linearly. The different layers are further loaded with metallic helices. These give high losses at resonance. A scattering approach based on the dipole-polarizabilities of the helices and the Mie-solution of the dielectric spheres is compared to the Maxwell-Garnett theory. It is shown that due to strong mutual coupling some differences arise. These are assessed in view of design considerations for such materials. © 2006 EuMA.enAbsorbing mediaChiral mediaElectro-magnetic scatteringHelicesNonhomogeneous mediaSimulationTechnikIngenieurwissenschaftenConference Paper10.1109/EUMC.2006.281094Other