基于双环开口谐振环对的平面周期结构左手超材料

通过理论分析和实验仿真,研究了用双环开口谐振环对（double split-ring resonator pairs,DSRRP）实现平面左手超材料的原理,用等效电路理论解释并描述了其负介电常数和负磁导率的产生机理,并对DSRRP在3维左手超材料设计的应用进行了探索性研究.结果表明,DSRRP可以实现小尺寸的平面左手超材料,此外,DSRRP还可以作为用以实现3维左手超材料负磁导率的3维各向异性磁超材料. 关键词： 双环开口谐振环对 平面左手超材料 3维磁超材料     

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     

Influence of external magnetic field on magnon-plasmon polaritons in negative-index antiferromagnet-semiconductor superlattices

The peculiarities of the negative refraction in periodic multilayered antiferromagnet-semiconductor nanostructures are investigated in the presence of an external magnetic field parallel to the plane of the layers. Effective material tensors are obtained using method of anisotropic homogeneous medium. Dispersion and energetic relations for the mixed magnon-plasmon polaritons are investigated in the case of the Voigt geometry. Frequency regions of anomalous dispersion are found and studied in various regimes of the applied magnetic field. The necessary conditions are found under which the structure behaves as a left-handed negative-index metamaterial. Analytical expressions for the frequency-dependent phase and group refractive indices are obtained.     

All-dielectric left-handed metamaterial based on dielectric resonator: design, simulation and experiment

Dipoles with Lorentz-type resonant electromagnetic responses can realise negative effective parameters in their negative resonant region. The electric dipole and magnetic dipole can realise, respectively, negative permittivity and negative permeability, so both the field distribution forms of electric and magnetic dipoles are fundamentals in designing left-handed metamaterial. Based on this principle, this paper studies the field distribution in high-permittivity dielectric materials. The field distributions at different resonant modes are analysed based on the dielectric resonator theory. The origination and influence factors of the electric and magnetic dipoles are confirmed. Numerical simulations indicate that by combining dielectric cubes with different sizes, the electric resonance frequency and magnetic resonance frequency can be superposed. Finally, experiments are carried out to verify the feasibility of all-dielectric left-handed metamaterial composed by this means.     

Dual-band left-handed metamaterials fabricated by using tree-shaped fractal

<正>A method of fabricating dual-band left-handed metematerials(LHMs) is investigated numerically and experimentally by single-sided tree-like fractals.The resulting structure features multiband magnetic resonances and two electric resonances.By appropriately adjusting the dimensions,two left-handed(LH) bands with simultaneous negative permittivity and permeability are engineered and are validated by full-wave eigenmode analysis and measurement as well in the microwave frequency range.To study the multi-resonant mechanism in depth,the LHM is analysed from three different perspectives of field distribution analysis,circuit model analysis,and geometrical parameters evaluation.The derived formulae are consistent with all simulated results and resulting electromagnetic phenomena,indicating the effectiveness of the established theory.The method provides an alternative to the design of multi-band LHM and has the advantage of not requiring two individual resonant particles and electrically continuous wires,which in turn facilitates planar design and considerably simplifies the fabrication.     

Broadband planar left-handed metamaterials using split-ring resonator pairs

In this paper, we showed that split-ring resonator (SRR) pairs can be used as broadband planar left-handed metamaterials (LHMs). Simulations were carried out for one layer of infinite LHM slab using SRR pairs. The results showed that by carefully adjusting dimensions of the SRR pairs, magnetic and electric resonances can be coexistent at some frequency ranges and in the frequency range where there are both negative magnetic and electric responses, there is a broad LH band. Equivalent circuits for the magnetic and electric resonance were offered to give a qualitative and quantitative explanation of the LH behaviors of LHMs using SRR pairs.     

Parametrically shielding electromagnetic fields by nonlinear metamaterials

An analytical theory is developed for parametric interactions in metamaterial multilayer structures with simultaneous nonlinear electronic and magnetic responses and with a near-zero refractive index. We demonstrate theoretically that electromagnetic fields of certain frequencies can be parametrically shielded by a nonlinear left-handed material slab, where the permittivity and permeability are both negative. The skin depth is tunable, and even in the absence of material absorption, can be much less than the wavelength of the electromagnetic field being shielded. This exotic behavior is a consequence of the intricate nonlinear response in the left-handed materials and vanishing optical refractive index at the pump frequency.     

Simultaneous negative permittivity and permeability in a coherent atomic vapour

A new quantum optical mechanism to realize simultaneously negative electric permittivity and magnetic permeability is suggested. In order to obtain a negative permeability, we choose a proper atomic configuration that can dramatically enhance the contribution of the magnetic-dipole allowed transition via the atomic phase coherence. It is shown that the atomic system chosen with proper optical parameters can give rise to striking electromagnetic responses (leading to a negative refractive index) and that the atomic vapour becomes a left-handed medium in an optical frequency band. Differing from the previous schemes of artificial composite metamaterials (based on classical electromagnetic theory) to achieve the left-handed materials, which consist of anisotropic millimetre-scale composite structure units, the left-handed atomic vapour presented here is isotropic and homogeneous at the atomic-scale level. Such an advantage may be valuable in realizing the superlens (and hence perfect image) with left-handed atomic vapour.     

十字环型左手材料单元结构设计与仿真

提出了一种新型十字环型左手材料结构单元.该结构只需在介质板单侧蚀刻, 即可在二维方向上产生等效负介电常数和等效负磁导率.通过理论分析, 提出场-路结合的等效源分析法以计算等效介电常数、磁导率, 并据此对十字环型结构单元的左手特性激发机理进行了论证. 后采用Nicolson-Ross-Weir 等效参数法提取了十字环型单元阵列的相对介电常数和相对磁导率, 并通过棱镜实验对材料的负折射特性进行了验证.实验表明, 该左手材料在6.8-6.9 GHz频段具有二维入射左手特性. 此种左手材料制作工艺相对简单, 为左手材料在微波器件领域的应用提供了一种较为实用的设计方案.     

THz频段单面左手材料的设计及仿真研究

本文运用等效参数提取方法验证了双线螺旋结构在不同频率处不仅能够实现负的磁导率, 而且可以实现负的介电常数. 在电磁波平行和垂直入射到双线螺旋结构表面两种情况下, 发现其负介电常数的形成机理相同. 以往的单面左手材料的研究仅仅局限于微波波段, 通过改进双线螺旋结构, 在THz频段设计出一种新型单面左手材料, 同时利用LC等效电路解释了其设计原理. 一般的左手材料是由刻蚀在基板两侧的电谐振器和磁谐振器组合而成的复合结构, 与这些复合结构相比, 这种新型单面左手材料具有低损耗, 结构简单, 易于加工等优点.     

Wave polarization and left-handed materials in metallic magnetic composites

We theoretically investigate the existence of left-handed materials in metallic magnetic composites. We find that the composites behave as left-handed materials only when electromagnetic waves are right-hand circularly polarized under longitudinal magnetization or linearly polarized under transverse magnetization. The frequency range in which the metallic magnetic composites behave as left-handed materials depends on the wave polarization and characteristic parameters of the composites. Electric and magnetic dampings of the composites bring a reduction of the frequency band. Large damping may even destroy the existence of left-handed materials in metallic magnetic composites. PACS 73.50.Mx; 41.20.Jb; 42.25.Ja     

Polarization-independent omnidirectional band gaps in heterostructures containing negative-index materials

We proposed a type of heterostructure by combining two photonic crystals (PCs) consisting of alternating negative-index materials and positive-index materials layers. It is demonstrated by transfer matrix method that the proposed structure has a polarization-independent omnidirectional band gap (OBG), which is independent of the incident angle for both TE and TM polarizations. Compared to a single PC, the frequency range of the OBG in a heterostructure can be notably enlarged. Such a structure has potential applications in improving planar microcavities, optical fibers, and Fabry-Pérot resonators, etc.     

具有电与磁非线性效应超常介质中光束的聚焦特性

基于Drude模型,采用解析法与数值模拟法研究了具有电与磁非线性效应超常介质中光束的聚焦特性。结果表明超常材料中光束聚焦现象不但可以发生在自聚焦非线性介质中(正折射区)而且可以发生在自散焦非线性介质中(负折射区),且光束中心频率离介质的等离子频率越近,其聚焦效应越明显。特别是当电与磁非线性极化率为异号时,超常介质的非线性符号可以通过调控电与磁等离子频率的相对大小控制,这为主动操控光束的传输提供一种新的自由度。     

平面金属介质复合体的负磁化率

We report a new type of planar metamaterial consisting of a pair of homogeneous parallel plates sep arated by a thin medium. Strong magnetic response and negative effective permeability are observed in the materials at wavelengths from 6. 9 um to 5.8 um. The resonant wavelength and the value of the negative permeability can be tuned by varying the structure dimensions. Such planar metamaterials can be easily fabricated with mature thin film technology and are of great potential for device applications.     

一种结构简单的二维左手材料设计及仿真研究

基于产生负介电常数的周期性金属线单元结构,讨论了金属线长度和宽度的变化对负介电常数的影响.在入射波的波矢k方向上放置两个单元结构,使两单元中的金属线响应入射波的磁场产生负磁导率,就可得到一维左手材料.若保持电边界条件的位置不变而调换波端口和磁边界条件位置,即入射波的波矢k转过90°角,两单元结构同样具有左手特性,从而可实现二维左手材料.     

含各向异性左手材料一维光子晶体的传输特性分析

采用光学传输矩阵方法,研究了由各向异性左、右手材料交替排列构成的一维人工周期结构的带隙结构和传输特性,讨论了反射率随入射角度的变化关系。结果表明,含各向异性左手材料的光子晶体比传统的光子晶体有更宽的禁带;含各向异性左手材料的一维光予晶体具有更好的角度特性,可以用来实现对某一低频波段的全方位反射;通过适当选取左手材料的参数,禁带中会出现狭窄的透射峰。     

Oxides,Oxides, and More Oxides: High-κ Oxides,Ferroelectrics, Ferromagnetics,and Multiferroics

We review and critique the recent developments on multifunctional oxide materials, which are gaining a good deal of interest. Recongnizing that this is a vast area, the focus of this treatment is mainly on high-κ dielectric, ferroelectric, magnetic, and multiferroic materials. Also, we consider ferrimagnetic oxides in the context of the new, rapidly developing field of negative-index metamaterials. This review is motivated by the recent resurgence of interest in complex oxides owing to their coupling of electrical, magnetic, thermal, mechanical, and optical properties, which make them suitable for a wide variety of applications, including heat, motion, electric, and magnetic sensors; tunable and compact microwave passive components; surface acoustic wave devices; nonlinear optics; and nonvolatile memory, and pave the way for designing multifunctional devices and unique applications in spintronics and negative refraction-index media. For most of the materials treated here, structural and physical properties, preparation methods accompanied by particulars of synthesis of thin films, devices based on them, and some projections into their future applications are discussed.     

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     

Field Analysis of a Metal-Coated Planar Waveguide with Chiral Core

Eigenequations for a metal-coated planar chiral dielectric waveguide and a mirror-conjugate planar chiral dielectric waveguide are derived. The eigenequations are given in simple formulations. The results indicate that the perfect conductive (or magnetic) boundary can produce mirror-conjugate of chiral media and the left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized modes couple with each other due to the conductive boundary. The propagation characteristics of a metal-coated planar waveguide with chiral core are presented. An interesting phenomenon is observed that the field distributions vary with respect to the operating wavelength.     

负折射介质中孤波间相互作用

以描述负折射介质中超短脉冲传输的归一化非线性薛定谔方程为模型,采用对称分步傅里叶算法研究了负折射介质中亮、暗孤波间的相互作用.数值模拟发现:当孤波的初始频移为零时,亮孤波间的相互作用与常规介质中类似;当孤波的初始频移不为零时,其传输速度和相互作用明显受三阶色散和自陡峭效应的影响,主要表现为相互排斥.而负折射介质中暗孤波间的相互作用与常规介质中的相互作用类似,无论暗孤波是否存在初始频移,暗孤波间的相互作用在三阶色散和自陡峭的影响下都表现为相互排斥.结果表明,通过调节三阶色散和自陡峭系数可以在一定程度上抑制负折射介质中亮、暗孤波间的相互作用.该研究结果为负折射介质在未来高速通信中的应用提供了理论依据.