Theory of light amplification in active fishnet metamaterials

We establish a theory that traces light amplification in an active double-fishnet metamaterial back to its microscopic origins. Based on ab initio calculations of the light and plasmon fields we extract energy rates and conversion efficiencies associated with gain and loss channels directly from Poynting's theorem. We find that for the negative refractive index mode both radiative loss and gain outweigh resistive loss by more than a factor of 2, opening a broad window of steady-state amplification (free of instabilities) accessible even when a gain reduction close to the metal is taken into account.     

Influence of the substrate on negative index fishnet metamaterials

We analyze numerically the influence of the dielectric substrate on the optical response and effective macroscopic parameters of fishnet metamaterials. We show that the substrate can suppress the region of the negative refractive index due to the weakening of the gap plasmon associated with the magnetic resonance of the structure. We also demonstrate that the effect of substrate vanishes when the number of the functional layers increases.     

Theoretical and experimental investigations of easy made fishnet metamaterials at microwave frequencies

In this work, we demonstrate theoretically and experimentally a left handed behaviour of a planar fishnet type metamaterial in the microwave regime. The fabrication procedure based on printed circuit board technology and mechanical micromachining technique is easy, unique and doesn’t involve optical lithography. The effective parameters have been extracted using the S parameter retrieval method and show a very good agreement between simulation and experiment. Using finite-element method based simulations and W-band (75 GHz–110 GHz) experiments. We measured a negative index of refraction of −4 at 85 GHz. The demonstrated left handed materials represent a step towards the easy fabrication of metamaterials with a negative refractive index that open a new path for the active manipulation of millimetre wavelengths.     

Transmission properties of electromagnetic metamaterials: From split-ring resonator to fishnet structure

We experimentally presented the electromagnetic behavior of transformative magnetic metamaterials: from the early invented split-ring resonator to its improvement, the cut-wire pair, for providing a negative magnetic permeability. By adding the continuous wire to cut-wire pair structure, the left-handed (LH) transmission made by doubly negative permittivity and permeability was demonstrated in combined structure. Interestingly, until the width of cut-wire pair increases to be physically merged with the adjacent continuous wire, in other words, to form the so-called fishnet structure, the LH behavior is still observed. This result indicates that in a broad sense, the essence of the electromagnetic response in the fishnet structure is similar to that in a combined structure. Our experimental results show a good agreement with previous theoretical study.     

光束在左手材料中的强度和相位旋转特性

建立了左手材料中拉盖尔高斯光束传输模型,通过研究拉盖尔高斯光束的相位分布来分析光束的强度旋转特性。具体分析了光束参数模式、Gouy相、频率和色散对光束强度和相位旋转特性的影响。研究发现:方位角相差是导致光束强度旋转的主要原因;负折射率引起的逆的Gouy相移将会导致光束强度反转;在正常色散区左手材料中光束的强度和相位旋转方向是相同的,而在反常色散区,左手材料中光束的强度和相位旋转方向是相反的。     

光束在左手材料中的强度和相位旋转特性

建立了左手材料中拉盖尔高斯光束传输模型,通过研究拉盖尔高斯光束的相位分布来分析光束的强度旋转特性。具体分析了光束参数模式、Gouy相、频率和色散对光束强度和相位旋转特性的影响。研究发现:方位角相差是导致光束强度旋转的主要原因;负折射率引起的逆的Gouy相移将会导致光束强度反转;在正常色散区左手材料中光束的强度和相位旋转方向是相同的,而在反常色散区,左手材料中光束的强度和相位旋转方向是相反的。     

A qualitative dynamic analysis of reiterant speech production: phase portraits, kinematics, and dynamic modeling

The departure point of the present paper is our effort to characterize and understand the spatiotemporal structure of articulatory patterns in speech. To do so, we removed segmental variation as much as possible while retaining the spoken act's stress and prosodic structure. Subjects produced two sentences from the "rainbow passage" using reiterant speech in which normal syllables were replaced by /ba/ or /ma/. This task was performed at two self-selected rates, conversational and fast. Infrared LEDs were placed on the jaw and lips and monitored using a modified SELSPOT optical tracking system. As expected, when pauses marking major syntactic boundaries were removed, a high degree of rhythmicity within rate was observed, characterized by well-defined periodicities and small coefficients of variation. When articulatory gestures were examined geometrically on the phase plane, the trajectories revealed a scaling relation between a gesture's peak velocity and displacement. Further quantitative analysis of articulator movement as a function of stress and speaking rate was indicative of a language-modulated dynamical system with linear stiffness and equilibrium (or rest) position as key control parameters. Preliminary modeling was consonant with this dynamical perspective which, importantly, does not require that time per se be a controlled variable.     

Characterization for defect modes of one-dimensional photonic crystals containing metamaterials

Transmission studies for one-dimensional photonic crystals(1DPCs)containing single-negative(SNG)materials inserted with multiple defects are presented.The numbers and positions of the defect modes inside zero-phase(zero-φeff)gap are found to be well characterized by effective medium theory.     

Theory,experiment and applications of metamaterials

In this review article, a brief introduction on the theory, experiments and applications of metamaterials is presented. The main focuses are concentrated on the composing meta-atoms, the method of transformation optics, the experimental demonstration of negative refraction, and the realizations of invisibility cloaks and electromagnetic black hole. At the end of this review, some typical applications of metamaterials, including high-performance antennas made of zero-refractive-index materials, inhomogeneous metamaterial lenses, and planar metasurfaces, are introduced in details.     

Characterization,modeling and simulation of the MIMO propagation channel

This article deals with several aspects relative to the MIMO propagation channel. Based on simulations and/or measurements, different approaches are used to model the propagation channel. These models are useful for the MIMO system design. Several studies are performed in order to realize realistic simulation of MIMO channel. Different measurement techniques are used in characterizing the propagation channel in various environments. Measurement campaigns made in different situations have been analyzed to obtain the relevant statistical parameters of the channel. Simulation of MIMO channel is then presented. Measurement and simulation results provide an evaluation of the capacity of MIMO channel. Obtained results show feasibility in the integration of MIMO techniques in practical wireless communication systems.     

Experimental and modeling analysis of detonation in circular arcs of the conventional high explosive PBX 9501

We examine the diffraction dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) detonation in a circular arc of the conventional HMX-based, high performance, solid explosive PBX 9501, for which the detonation reaction zone length scale is estimated to be of the order of 100–150 µm. In this configuration, a steady propagating detonation will develop, sweeping around the arc with constant angular speed. We report on results from three PBX 9501 arc experiments, exploring the variation in linear speed on the inner and outer arc surfaces for the steady wave along with the structure of the curved detonation front, as a function of varying inner surface radius and arc thickness. Comparisons of the properties of the motion of the steady wave for each arc configuration are then made with a spatially-distributed PBX 9501 reactive burn model, calibrated to detonation performance properties in a 2D planar slab geometry. We show that geometry-induced curvature of the detonation near the inner arc surface has a significant effect on the detonation motion even for conventional high explosives. We also examine the detonation driving zone structure for each arc case, and thus the subsonic regions of the flow that determine the influence of the arc geometry on the detonation propagation. In addition, streamline paths and reaction progress isolines are calculated. We conclude that a common approximation for modeling conventional high explosive detonation, wherein the shock-normal detonation speed is assumed equal to the Chapman–Jouguet speed, can lead to significant errors in describing the speed at which the detonation propagates.     

太赫兹波段超材料的制作、设计及应用

本文从制作方法、结构设计和材料选择几方面综述了超材料在太赫兹波段的电磁响应特性和潜在应用。首先,介绍了获得不同维度、具有特异电磁响应以及结构可调超材料的各种微加工制作方法,进而分析和讨论了超材料的电磁响应特性。文中指出,结构设计可以控制超材料的电磁响应特性,如各向异性、双各向异性、偏振调制、多频响应、宽带响应、不对称透射、旋光性和超吸收等。超材料的电磁响应依赖于周围微环境的介电性质,因而可用于制作对环境敏感的传感器件。此外,电光、磁光、相变、温度敏感等功能材料的引入可以获得光场、电场、磁场、温度等主动控制的太赫兹功能器件。最后,简单介绍了超材料在太赫兹波段进一步发展所面临的机遇和挑战。     

基于蘑菇型结构的双入射超宽带复合媒质材料设计与分析

通过设计一定的单元结构, 可以实现超宽带人工电磁材料. 基于蘑菇型金属结构, 提出了一种同时具有左右手通带无缝结合的超宽带双入射型复合媒质材料结构单元. 该结构由嵌入到介质板的两个反向对称的蘑菇型金属结构组成, 能够同时引发电谐振和磁谐振而得到左手通带. 通过利用CST软件仿真、等效电磁参数提取、折射率计算以及建立等效磁谐振电路模型等方法, 分析验证了该结构的双入射特性和左手特性. 仿真结果表明, 在电磁波垂直于介质板和平行于介质板入射两种情况下, 在X波段均表现出左手通带特性, 并具有1 GHz以上的左手带宽. 当电磁波垂直于介质板入射时, 在7.2 GHz-9.3 GHz频段为右手通带, 在9.3 GHz-11 GHz频段为左手通带; 当电磁波平行于介质板入射时, 在7.0 GHz-9.0 GHz频段为右手通带, 在9.0 GHz-10 GHz频段为左手通带. 在两种情况下分别于9.3 GHz与9.0 GHz处得到了零折射率, 从而构造了一种正-零-负复合媒质材料, 实现了具有3 GHz带宽的双入射超宽带平衡结构.     

异向介质谐振响应的Floquet模分析

将开口谐振环单元的场分布利用Floquet模展开,从电磁波传播角度揭示了凋落模引起异向介质谐振响应的事实.数值计算了任意平面电磁波照射下异向介质的传输特性.研究表明,对于来自主平面上的垂直或平行极化的入射波,具有相同极化方式的Floquet透射模将发生谐振,并且磁谐振和电谐振将随着入射角的不同而改变.而对于来自其他入射平面的电磁波,两种极化的Floquet透射模将共同发生谐振. 关键词： 开口谐振环 异向介质 Floquet模 谐振     

Dynamic analysis of circular and sector thick,layered plates

The finite element method is extended to the free vibration analysis of laminated thick plates with curved boundaries. Two elements are developed on the basis of Mindlin's thick plate theory in which the effects of thickness-shear deformation and rotary inertia are included. Both elements are derived in polar co-ordinates and can be joined together to handle annular as well as circular laminated anisotropic plate problems. Since axisymmetry has not been assumed, variations in material properties in the tangential direction can be dealt with. Numerical results are presented to demonstrate the influence of geometrical shape as well as that of thickness-shear deformation on the free vibrations of both homogeneous and layered plates. Comparisons between the numerical results obtained and those presented by other investigators confirm the accuracy of the new elements. The elements also can be used in the analysis of rectangular plates by assuming very large radii and very small subtended angle values.     

Experimental analysis of true left-handed behaviour and transmission properties of composite metamaterials

We report the true left-handed transmission of a composite metamaterial (CMM) consisting of periodically stacked split-ring resonator (SRR) and wire elements. The negative permeability (μ < 0) gap is demonstrated explicitly by comparing SRR and closed-ring resonator structures. We confirm experimentally that the plasma cut-off frequency of the CMM is determined by the combined dielectric response of SRR and wire elements, and it is much lower than that of the wire-only medium. This is crucial to identify the left-handed transmission bands of the CMM. We further investigate the effect of intralayer and interlayer disorder on the transmission spectrum of CMM arising from misaligned fabrication and stacking of the SRR layers. We found that the intralayer disorder affects the μ < 0 gap of SRRs and the left-handed transmission band of CMM significantly, whereas the SRR transmission is rather immune to interlayer disorder.     

Analytical modeling of squeeze-film damping for perforated circular microplates

Predicting squeeze-film damping due to the air gap between the vibrating microstructure and a fixed substrate is crucial in the design of microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The amount of squeeze-film damping can be controlled by providing perforations in microstructures. In the past, to include perforation effects in squeeze-film damping calculations, many analytical models have been proposed. However, only the rectangular perforated microplates are considered in the previous works. There is lack of works that model the squeeze-film damping of circular perforated microplates. In fact, the circular perforated microplates are also common elements in MEMS devices.     

Pattern analysis of fractal properties in multilayer systems with metamaterials

Fractal pattern analysis is performed for aperiodicmultilayer systems with metamaterials. Morphological features of pattern formation in optical characteristics of structures with different geometry are revealed having regard to the manifestation of the phase-compensation effect and presence of metamaterial layers.