One-sided omnidirectional constant transmission between two isotropic media

In this paper, the reflection and transmission at the planar interface between an isotropic achiral medium (IAM) and an isotropic chiral medium (ICM) are theoretically studied. For one of the circularly polarized (CP) waves fullfilling the wavenumber matching condition incident from IAM with incident angle from 0 to π/2, the amplitude reflection and transmission coefficients are constant. The phenomenon is called the omnidirectional constant transmission (OCT). In the situation of CP waves incident from ICM, OCT will not occur, but the absolute values of the amplitude reflection and transmission coefficients can be constants in a range of incident angle under certain conditions. It is suggested that for OCT to occur, both the wavenumber matching condition and the mode matching condition should be satisfied.     

基于高阻抗表面的多频带Salisbury屏设计

为进一步提高传统Salisbury屏的吸波性能, 本文提出了利用高阻抗表面在特定频率同相反射的特性, 替代原有结构中的金属平板设计多频带Salisbury屏的方法. 通过分析不同频率电磁波经高阻抗表面反射后空间电磁场的场强分布, 说明可以通过共用Salisbury屏的损耗层, 在高阻抗表面同相反射的特征频率附近引入新的吸收带. 以不同尺寸方形周期结构的单频和双频高阻抗表面为例, 从仿真和实验两个方面验证了多频带Salisbury屏设计的可行性, 且实验和仿真结果十分符合. 结果表明, 多频带Salisbury屏基本保留了原有的吸波性能, 同时又引入了新的吸收峰, 吸收峰的位置和数量与高阻抗表面同相反射的频带位置和数目有关. 与传统的Salisbury屏相比, 在材料增加厚度不足1 mm 的情况下, 多频带Salisbury屏的设计使反射率小于-10 dB的吸波带宽由8.5 GHz增加到10.1 GHz, 且实现了向长波方向的拓展, 最低频率由7.5 GHz拓展到5.98 GHz.     

基于折线形手征负折射介质结构的设计与仿真

分别设计和仿真了一种新型的工作在微波段和光波段的折线形手征介质结构.利用仿真得到的透射系数和反射系数反演计算了该结构的旋光角、椭偏度、相对介电常数、相对磁导率、手征参数以及折射率等参数.结果表明该结构在这两种波段下都显示出极大的旋光角和椭偏度,且因具有大的手征参数,而不再需要介电常数和磁导率同时为负就可实现左旋圆极化波(LCP)和右旋圆极化波(RCP)的负折射率. 关键词： 手征介质 旋光角 椭偏度 负折射率     

Chiral Ag and Au Nanomaterials Based Optical Approaches for Analytical Applications

Sensing of chiral compounds has gained great attentions for many decades. Chiral nanomaterials with a greater surface area, optical properties, and stability have however not been well realized in this field. Herein, strategies for the preparation of chiral Ag and Au nanomaterials are focused upon, including Ag and Au nanoparticles conjugated with chiral molecules with/without containing fluorophores, chiral nanoassemblies of Ag and Au nanoparticles, and chiral Ag and Au nanoclusters. The chirality of nanomaterials originates from their core and/or ligand, meanwhile that for nanoassemblies results from their complex spatial configuration. An emphasis is given to circular dichroism, colorimetry/UV–vis absorption, and fluorescence detection modes for sensing enantiomers and achiral analytes using the chiral Ag and Au nanomaterials. Several interesting examples for quantitation of DNA, proteins, peptides, drugs, and pollutants are provided to highlight their potential as sensitive and selective nanomaterials for enantiomer recognition and sensing of achiral analytes. Several important issues to be solved when using chiral nanomaterials for chiral recognition are specified. Some strategies for improving the sensitivity and selectivity of chiral nanomaterials for chiral recognition are suggested. The aim is to bring more attention to the potential of chiral nanomaterials for sensing important analytes such as chiral drugs.     

Three-Dimensional FDTD Analysis of Chiral Discontinuities in the Waveguide

A simple finite difference time domain (FDTD) scheme for chiral media is developed for modeling the chiral discontinuities in the waveguide with the aid of the second-order backward finite difference. The accuracy of the FDTD scheme is demonstrated by the comparison between our calculated results and those in the literature for achiral and chiral media. Comparisons of characteristics between chiral and achiral discontinuities in the waveguide are presented at last.     

Calculation of acoustic scattering of a nonrigid surface using physical acoustic method

In this paper the physical acoustic method or the Kirchhoff approxima-tion is extended to treat the scattering of a nonrigid surface in order to estimatethe target strength of targets with absorbing coatings.By using the locally planewave approximation,the relationship between the sound pressure and its normalderivative on the surface can be represented by the plane wave reflectioncoefficient and the acoustic impedance of the surface.The resulting modifiedKirchhoff approximation involves the plane wave reflection coefficient.For aimpedance sphere,a comparison between the physical acoustic method and theexact solution shows that the physical acoustic method still is a good approxima-tion at higher κα values.     

Analysis of Circular Chiral Dielectric Waveguides

The general eigenequations and the field expressions for circular waveguides containing chiral material in both the core and the cladding are given in a simple formulation. The results indicate that there are two types of field distribution which is related to the operating wavelength and chiral admittance. When the chiral admittance is larger than a critical value, the fields of one kind of circularly polarized wave in the core become exponentially-like damping in the transverse direction. Based on the eigenequations, the characteristics of a circular waveguide with chiral medium filled in the core are investigated. The relation between the cutoff frequency and the chiral admittance, the dispersion curves for some modes with different angular mode number and the transverse distribution of fields are presented. Some features different from the ordinary circular waveguide are resulted.     

Superchiral fields generated by nanostructures and their applications for chiral sensing

Chirality is ubiquitous in natural world. Although with similar physical and chemical properties, chiral enantiomers could play different roles in biochemical processes. Discrimination of chiral enantiomers is extremely important in biochemical, analytical chemistry, and pharmaceutical industries. Conventional chiroptical spectroscopic methods are disadvantageous at a limited detection sensitivity because of the weak signals of natural chiral molecules. Recently, superchiral fields were proposed to effectively enhance the interaction between light and molecules, allowing for ultrasensitive chiral detection. Intensive theoretical and experimental works have been devoted to generation of superchiral fields based on artificial nanostructures and their application in ultrasensitive chiral sensing. In this review, we present a survey on these works. We begin with the introduction of chiral properties of electromagnetic fields. Then, the optical chirality enhancement and ultrasensitive chiral detection based on chiral and achiral nanostructures are discussed respectively. Finally, we give a short summary and a perspective for the future ultrasensitive chiral sensing.     

Field analysis of a general chiral planar waveguide

The propagation characteristics of general chiral planar waveguides are presented. This is the first time the eigen equation is given in a simple formulation. The results indicate that there are two types of field distribution which is related to the working wavelength and chiral admittance. When the chiral admittance is larger than a certain value, the fields of one kind of circularly polarized wave in the core become exponentially damping in the transverse direction. This work was supported by the “Foundations for the Ph.D Programs of China”     

双层螺旋环超表面复合吸波体等效电路模型及微波损耗机制

针对超材料吸波频带窄的问题,采用金属螺旋环超表面与碳纤维吸波材料相复合的方式,设计了宽频高性能复合吸波体.研究发现,在碳纤维吸波材料中引入双层螺旋环超表面能显著增强吸收峰值和吸波带宽,且适当增加螺旋环初始线长和吸收层厚度有利于提高复合吸波体的吸波性能, 9.2—18.0 GHz频段的反射损耗均优于–10 dB (带宽达8.8 GHz),吸收峰值达–14.4 dB.利用S参数计算得到螺旋环-碳纤维复合吸波体的等效电磁参数和特征阻抗呈现多频点谐振特性,通过构建双层螺旋环超表面等效电路模型,定量计算了复合吸波体的电磁谐振频点,发现由等效电路模型获得的谐振频点计算值与仿真值基本相符,说明该复合吸波体多频点电磁谐振是宽频电磁损耗的主要机制.