Manipulating surface plasmon waves by transformation optics:Design examples of a beam squeezer,bend,and omnidirectional absorber

We present several design examples of how to apply transformation optics and curved space under coordinate transformation to manipulating the surface plasmon waves in a controlled manner.We demonstrate in detail the design procedure of the plasmonic wave squeezer,in-plane bend and omnidirectional absorber.We show that the approximation method of modifying only the dielectric material of a dielectric-metal surface of the plasmonic device could lead to acceptable performance,which facilitates the fabrication of the device.The functionality of the proposed plasmonic device is verified using three-dimensional full-wave electromagnetic simulations.Aiming at practical realization,we also show the design of a plasmonic in-plane bend and omnidirectional absorber by an alternative transformation scheme,which results in a simple device structure with a tapered isotropic dielectric cladding layer on the top of the metal surface that can be fabricated with existing nanotechnology.     

低温微波近场显微镜及其在材料研究中的应用

微波近场技术是研究材料表面区域电磁性质的有效手段,结合低温技术则可将这种技术的应用拓展到更广的范围.本文报道了我们研制的低温扫描微波近场显微镜系统,它由微波近场显微镜和与之配合的可变温样品台构成,可以在液氮温度和室温之间工作.利用该系统我们详细研究了YBaCuO超导薄膜、NdSrMnO磁性薄膜在不同温度条件下的电磁性质,给出了相关实验结果.研究表明微波近场技术与低温技术的结合为电子材料和器件低温下局域电磁性质的研究提供了有力的手段.     

Manipulating surface plasmon waves by transformation optics: Design examples of beam squeezer, bend, and omnidirectional absorber

We present several design examples of how to apply the transformation optics and curved space under coordinate transformation to manipulating the surface plasmon waves in a controlled manner. We demonstrate in detail the design procedure of the plasmonic wave squeezer, in-plane bend and omnidirectional absorber. We show that the approximation method of modifying only the dielectric material of a dielectric-metal surface of the plasmonic device could lead to acceptable performance, which facilitates the fabrication of the device. The functionality of the proposed plasmonic device is verified using three-dimensional full-wave electromagnetic simulations. Aiming at practical realization, we also show the design of plasmonic in-plane bend and omnidirectional absorber by an alternative transformation scheme, which results in simple device structure with a tapered isotropic dielectric cladding layer on the top of the metal surface that can be fabricated with the existing nanotechnology.     

Planar Metamaterial Microwave Absorber for all Wave Polarizations

We present a design for a polarization insensitive metamaterial absorber at 9.5 GHz by utilizing properly arranged resonant unit cells with orthogonal polarization sensitivity. Full-wave electromagnetic simulation demonstrates nearly perfect microwave absorption, which has been verified by experimental measurement with a maximum absorption of about 92% for incident wave with different polarizations. Furthermore, we find such a metamaterial thin absorber could work for a wide incident angle ranging from 0° to 50°with absorption no less than 80° for both the transverse electric mode and transverse magnetic mode.     

Subwavelength rectangular cavity partially filled with left-handed materials

In this paper, we present the electromagnetic analysis of a rectangular cavity partially filled with a left-handed material slab. Our theoretical investigation shows that there exist novel resonant modes in the cavity, and such a cavity becomes a subwavelength cavity. The eigenvalue equation of the cavity is derived and the resonant frequencies of the novel modes are calculated by using numerical simulation. We also discuss the stability of the novel resonant modes and show the best condition under which a useful rectangular cavity of subwavelength dimensions with tolerable stability is obtained.     

基于石墨烯的太赫兹波散射可调谐超表面

设计了一个可调谐的太赫兹超表面,由在随机反射超表面基底中嵌入可偏置的双层石墨烯构成,可以实现对太赫兹波散射特性的动态调控.全波仿真试验结果证实了所预期的超表面散射可调性能.通过增大偏置电压提升石墨烯的费米能级,使得该超表面的太赫兹波散射样式从漫反射逐渐向镜面反射过渡,从而实现散射特性的连续调控,且该超表面具有对电磁波极化角度不敏感的特点.这些特性使得该超表面能很好地融合到变化的环境中,在太赫兹隐身方面具有潜在的应用价值.     

基于场变换的毫米波半波片设计

极化转换是电磁波调控的重要研究方向之一.本文基于场变换理论提出一种宽入射角的宽带毫米波半波片.基于等效媒质理论,该半波片可由亚波长厚度的两种介电常数不同的材料周期性排布后旋转45°得到.通过设计控制两种材料的介电常数、高度比值以及整个半波片的厚度可以在毫米波段实现极化转换的功能,此设计具有低损耗和高转化效率的特点.此半波片能实现横电波与横磁波的相互转换以及圆极化波的相互转换,极化转换-3 dB相对带宽达49%.仿真和实测结果相符,验证了该半波片宽带高效的极化转换效果.在入射角为60°时,极化转换-3 dB带宽依然能够达到36%左右.