二维负磁导率材料中的缺陷效应

研究了以金属铜六边形开口谐振环为基元的二维负磁导率材料的缺陷效应.利用电路板刻蚀 技术制备了二维负磁导率材料样品.采用波导法测量了点缺陷和线缺陷对二维负磁导率材料X 波段(8—12GHz)微波透射行为的影响.实验发现，无缺陷的二维负磁导率材料样品存在一个 谐振频率，在稍大于该谐振频率的极窄区域内表现为负磁导率.点缺陷和线缺陷SRR的引入导 致材料主谐振峰的强度下降、谐振频率发生移动，品质因数Q显著下降.缺陷的存在破坏 了材料的周期性结构，从而引起其谐振峰的谐振强度和谐振频率发生变化.缺陷效应的研究 不 关键词： 负磁导率 缺陷效应 开口谐振环     

谐振频率可调的环状开口谐振器结构及其效应

理论和实验研究表明，开口谐振环(SRRs)中可以激励磁谐振从而实现负磁导率.通过在SRRs结构中引入与其开口边平行的金属短杆设计并制备了新的磁谐振单元，采用波导法系统研究了短杆对SRRs和左手材料的微波透射特性以及左手效应的影响.实验和数值模拟表明：金属短杆和SRRs开口边形成附加电容，导致SRRs开口电容增大从而引起谐振频率降低.随短杆长度l和短杆与SRRs间距d的增大，SRRs谐振频率也随之减小和增加.短杆的加入不影响SRRs的负磁导率特性，改变短杆与SRRs间距d< 关键词： 开口谐振环 金属短杆 调控 左手材料     

基于矩形谐振环的新型复合周期结构左手材料研究

通过实验及仿真研究了基于矩形谐振环的新型三角形和三矩形开口谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料.仿真研究了以金属铜三角谐振环和三矩形谐振环（SRRs）为基本单元的周期结构负磁导率材料，结果显示两种谐振环均能产生很好的谐振效果，即能产生负磁导率；设计、制作并实验和仿真研究了三角谐振环和三矩形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料，实验结果分别在9.5—13.3GHz和9.8—12.5GHz出现良好的负折射效应，与仿真结果具有较好的一致性.该研究对新型周期结构左手材料的研究、设计和研制具有重要的科学意义和应用前景. 关键词： 左手材料 负折射 三角形谐振环 三矩形谐振环     

缺陷对左手材料负折射的调控行为

采用电路板刻蚀技术制备左手材料样品，由劈尖法分别研究了无缺陷和引入缺陷时左手材料的负折射特性.实验结果表明，引入两种点缺陷材料与无缺陷材料的功率峰值之比分别为1.035和1.256，且负折射率的绝对值分别增大了9.6%和19.6%；引入空位缺陷材料与无缺陷材料的功率峰值之比最大为1.973，最小为0.364，负折射率的绝对值最大增大了68.3%，最小增大了9.6%.缺陷的存在改变了左手材料周期性结构，形成新的电磁谐振条件，使其负折射率和功率峰值发生了变化，实现了对左手材料负折射率的调控. 关键词： 左手材料 负折射 缺陷     

基于三角谐振环的新型六边形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料性质研究

通过实验及仿真研究了三角谐振环组合新型六边形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料.仿真研究了以金属铜三角开口谐振环（SRRs）为基本单元的周期结构负磁导率材料，与闭口环（CSRRs）结果对比发现三角开口谐振环能产生很好的谐振效果即能产生负磁导率，并且多层单元仿真发现多个谐振环耦合能提高谐振频率并加宽谐振频段；设计、制作并实验和仿真研究了三角开口环为基本单元的六边形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料，仿真结果在98GHz附近出现良好负折射效应，实验验证在93—108 GHz出现良好负折射效应，与仿真结果具有良好的一致性.该研究对新型周期结构左手材料的研究、设计和研制具有重要的科学意义和应用前景. 关键词： 左手材料 三角环组成的六边形谐振环 负折射     

太赫兹波段谐振频率可调的开口谐振环结构

开口谐振环(SRRs) 结构可以激励磁谐振, 实现负的磁导率. 提出在SRRs两环间隙内引入相对交错的金属短线, 并研究了金属短线对谐振频率的影响. 结果表明: 随着金属短线数目的增多, 谐振频率显著降低, 同时金属短线的结构参数如长度、宽度及间距也会对谐振频率产生影响. 最后验证了金属短线的引入对减小器件尺寸有明显作用, 且不因介质基底的存在而受到影响. 新型磁谐振单元可为今后超材料的设计及实际应用提供新的参考. 关键词： 左手材料 开口谐振环 太赫兹 小型化     

左手材料的反射特性与负折射率行为

利用平板波导法研究了不同入射角度下周期排列开口谐振环负磁导率材料、周期排列金属杆负介电常数材料以及左手材料微波反射特性，并利用劈尖法研究了左手材料的负折射特性.实验结果表明：负磁导率材料反射率曲线形成反射峰，其对应的反射峰频率与材料的谐振频率一致；负介电常数材料反射率接近0dB；左手材料出现单个反射较小的反射峰，其峰值反射率随入射角度的增大而变大，即反射能力增强，且反射峰与透射峰有相对频移.劈尖法测量还表明，左手材料在9800MHz频率附近出现负折射现象，其折射率n为-0.796. 关键词： 左手材料 反射 负折射率     

新型八边形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料奇异性质研究

通过实验及仿真研究了基于C环的新型八边形开口谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料.以金属铜八边形谐振环(SRRs)为基本单元的周期结构负磁导率材料,与闭口环(CSRRs)结果对比发现八边形谐振环能产生很好的谐振效果即能产生负磁导率;复合结构仿真结果显示,八边形谐振环金属线复合结构实现负折射具有可行性.设计、制作并实验和仿真研究了两种尺寸的八边形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料,实验结果显示,分别在9.8—15 GHz和9.5—15 GHz出现良好负折射效应,表明小尺寸材料负折射频段较宽但整体能量透过率较小.通过与尺寸相近的传统C环样品实验对比发现八边形样品损耗较大,但其负折射区域能量分布比例较大,具有一定的优越性.该研究对新型周期结构左手材料的研究、设计和研制具有重要的科学意义,在国防、通信等领域也具有广阔的应用前景.     

新型八边形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料奇异性质研究

通过实验及仿真研究了基于C环的新型八边形开口谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料.以金属铜八边形谐振环(SRRs)为基本单元的周期结构负磁导率材料,与闭口环(CSRRs)结果对比发现八边形谐振环能产生很好的谐振效果即能产生负磁导率;复合结构仿真结果显示,八边形谐振环金属线复合结构实现负折射具有可行性.设计、制作并实验和仿真研究了两种尺寸的八边形谐振环金属线复合周期结构左手材料,实验结果显示,分别在9.8—15GHz和9.5—15GHz出现良好负折射效应,表明小尺寸材料负折射频段较宽但整体能量透过率较小.通过与尺寸相近的传统C环样品实验对比发现八边形样品损耗较大,但其负折射区域能量分布比例较大,具有一定的优越性.该研究对新型周期结构左手材料的研究、设计和研制具有重要的科学意义,在国防、通信等领域也具有广阔的应用前景.     

三组元声子晶体中的缺陷态

运用基于平面波的超元胞方法，研究作为缺陷引入的第三组元材料(四氯化碳、水)对二维二组元声子晶体(水/水银，四氯化碳/水银)带结构的影响.结果表明，二组元声子晶体在引入第三组元点缺陷/线缺陷后，在原来的带结构中会出现缺陷态/带，原带隙的位置、宽度变化不大；缺陷态/带频率主要受第三组元材料物性参数的影响；这些缺陷态都是局域化的.因此，在具有宽带隙的二组元体系中引入适当的第三组元点缺陷/线缺陷，让缺陷态/带频率落在二组元体系的带隙中，就可以形成特殊的滤声态/波导态.声子晶体的这一特性对于声波/弹性波的传播和新的声学应用具有重要意义. 关键词： 声子晶体 三组元 点缺陷 线缺陷     

Effective medium theory of left-handed materials

We analyze the transmission and reflection data obtained through transfer matrix calculations on metamaterials of finite lengths, to determine their effective permittivity epsilon and permeability micro. Our study concerns metamaterial structures composed of periodic arrangements of wires, cut wires, split ring resonators (SRRs), closed SRRs, and both wires and SRRs. We find that the SRRs have a strong electric response, equivalent to that of cut wires, which dominates the behavior of left-handed materials (LHM). Analytical expressions for the effective parameters of the different structures are given, which can be used to explain the transmission characteristics of LHMs. Of particular relevance is the criterion introduced by our studies to identify if an experimental transmission peak is left or right handed.     

利用集总L-C元件构造的一维metamaterials特性的实验研究

在普通微带传输线中周期性地加载集总L C元件能够构造一维特异性材料(metamaterials)，它具有与众不同的特异性质.通过实验证实了波在这种结构中传播具有相速度与群速度方向相反的左手性通带，其折射率为负值，并发现平均折射率为零的能隙.这种结构具有结构紧凑，参数可调，制作简单的优点. 关键词： 负折射率 特异性材料 周期性结构 微带线     

Nonlinear phenomena of left-handed nonlinear split-ring resonators

We theoretically analyze a two-dimensional periodic structure consisting of period nonlinear split-ring resonators (SRRs) with varactor diode. The diode is loaded into the slit of the SRRs. Then, we demonstrate nonlinear phenomena of left-handed nonlinear SRRs. This paper introduces nonlinear SRRs based on left-handed (LH) media and simulates self-tuning mechanisms, bistable effects in the microwave frequency range. In addition, with the increase of input power, the nonlinear response of the SRRs becomes multi-valued, paving a way for creating bistable tunable metamaterials.     

An electromagnetic parameters extraction method for metamaterials based on phase unwrapping technique

Abstract

A new method of extracting effective permittivity and permeability of metamaterials has been developed in this paper. Scattering parameters are used to represent effective wave impedance and refractive index of the metamaterials. Considering analytical continuation of effective refractive index of the metamaterials in the upper half of a complex angular frequency plane, a phase unwrapping technique has been implemented to solve branch ambiguity of the refractive index caused by complex inverse cosine function. An empirical formula to estimate the starting frequency in the phase unwrapping technique has been developed to improve the efficiency of the parameter retrieval procedure. Numerical results including five slabs of rods and split-ring resonators (SRRs) and a structure composed of two SRRs and four capacitively loaded strips are given to demonstrate good accuracy, high efficiency, and noise insensitivity of the proposed retrieval method.     

Compact dielectric particles as a building block for low-loss magnetic metamaterials

We characterize experimentally a compact dielectric particle that can be used to design very low-loss artificial electromagnetic materials (metamaterials). Focusing on magnetic media, we show that the particle can behave almost identically to the well-known split-ring resonators (SRRs) widely used in present designs, without suffering from the Ohmic losses that can limit the applicability of SRRs especially at high frequencies. We experimentally compare qualitatively and quantitatively the dielectric particle with a typical split-ring resonator of the same size built on a low-loss dielectric substrate and show that at GHz frequencies the quality factor of the dielectric particle is more than 3 times bigger than that of its metallic counterpart. Low-loss and simple geometry are significant advantages compared to conventional metal SRRs.     

Fabrication of terahertz metamaterials by laser printing

A laser printing technique was used to fabricate split-ring resonators (SRRs) on Si substrates for terahertz (THz) metamaterials and their resonance behavior evaluated by THz time-domain spectroscopy. The laser-printed Ag SRRs exhibited sharp edge definition and excellent thickness uniformity, which resulted in an electromagnetic response similar to that from identical Au SRR structures prepared by conventional photolithography. These results demonstrate that laser printing is a practical alternative to conventional photolithography for fabricating metamaterial structures at terahertz frequencies, since it allows their design to be easily modified and optimized.     

Plasmon-induced transparency effect in hybrid terahertz metamaterials with active control and multi-dark modes

We numerically demonstrate a photo-excited plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) effect in hybrid terahertz (THz) metamaterials. The proposed metamaterials are regular arrays of hybrid unit cells composed of a metallic cut wire and four metallic split-ring resonators (SRRs) whose gaps are filled with photosensitive semiconductor gallium arsenide (GaAs) patches. We simulate the PIT effect controlled by external infrared light intensity to change the conductivity of GaAs. In the absence of photo excitation, the conductivity of GaAs is 0, thus the SRR gaps are disconnected, and the PIT effect is not observed since the dark resonator (supported by the hybrid SRRs) cannot be stimulated. When the conductivity of GaAs is increased via photo excitation, the conductivity of GaAs can increase rapidly from 0 S/m to 1×10⁶ S/m and GaAs can connect the metal aluminum SRR gaps, and the dark resonator is excited through coupling with the bright resonator (supported by the cut wire), which leads to the PIT effect. Therefore, the PIT effect can be dynamically tuned between the on and off states by controlling the intensity of the external infrared light. We also discuss couplings between one bright mode (CW) and several dark modes (SRRs) with different sizes. The interference analytically described by the coupled Lorentz oscillator model elucidates the coupling mechanism between one bright mode and two dark modes. The phenomenon can be considered the result of linear superposition of the coupling between the bright mode and each dark mode. The proposed metamaterials are promising for application in the fields of THz communications, optical storage, optical display, and imaging.