A compact polarization splitter utilizing directional coupler with left-handed material

A compact polarization splitter (PS) with left-handed material (LHM) sandwiched between two right-handed material (RHM) waveguides of a directional coupler (DC) is proposed. Its operation is by setting the coupling length of TM polarization be half that of TE polarization. Theoretic analysis exhibits that the PS with a very small size of 138.4 μm × 18.6 μm can be realized due to the inclusion of LHM even when the RHM with small birefringence is used.     

Investigation of a patch antenna based on I-shaped left-handed material

The paper investigated a patch antenna based on I-shaped left-handed materials by using the method of finite difference time domain (FDTD). The results show that there exists a wave resonance state at 6.7 GHz, where the real part of the permittivity and permeability are all negative; the effect has largely enhanced the electromagnetic wave's resonance intensity, and has improved the localized extent of electromagnetic energy obviously in such medium, resulting in a higher antenna gain, a lower return loss, and a better improvement of the antenna's characteristics. Due to such advantages, the applications of patch antennas can be extended to such fields as mobile communication, satellite communication, aviation, etc.     

Effect of spiral left-handed material with near-zero index on rectangular microstrip antenna

In this paper, spirals are arranged periodically on the surface of the substrate, making a left-handed material (LHM) with a near-zero index of refraction. A radiation patch is etched on the surface of this substrate, making an antenna. The finite difference time domain method is used to study the effect of this LHM with a near-zero index of refraction on the microstrip. At f=13.78 GHz, the equivalent permittivity and permeability of the proposed spiral materials are both negative; at f=28.02 GHz, the equivalent permittivity and permeability are both negative and the refraction index is near zero. Compared with conventional microstrip antenna, the radiation gain of the antenna is much higher and the return loss is much lower due to the near-zero-index effect.     

Magneto-optical effect of left-handed material

In this paper, we suggest a possibility of providing left-handed material with parallel ferromagnetic nanowires electrodeposited into an insulating polycarbonate membrane. We find that such a composite shows left-handed properties when the damping factor α satisfies α<α_c, where α_c is the critical damping factor which is affected by the filling factor of ferromagnetic nanowires. We also investigate the magneto-optical properties of such a composite and find that at the frequency region where the composite exhibits left-handed property, both the Faraday rotation angle and ellipticity of the film show obvious change apart from a jump in transmission coefficient at the frequency region near the ferromagnetic resonance frequency. Compared with the pure ferromagnetic film, a larger Faraday rotation angle is obtained in our model, which may be useful for the application of magneto-optical devices.     

Abruptly terminated planar left-handed material waveguide

The problem of guided mode reflection from an abruptly terminated planar metamaterial waveguide is studied by the variational technique. The theory is illustrated by examples of abruptly terminated three-layer waveguides with step permittivity and permeability profiles. Differences in the scattering characteristics for systems with metamaterials and usual media are discussed.     

Unifying approach to left-handed material design

We show that equivalent circuits offer a qualitative and even quantitative simple explanation for the behavior of various types of left-handed (or negative-index) metamaterials. This allows us to optimize design features and parameters while avoiding trial and error simulations or fabrications. In particular, we apply this unifying circuit approach in accounting for the features and in optimizing the structure employing parallel metallic bars on the two sides of a dielectric film.     

Propagation of Airy beams from right-handed material to left-handed material

Based on the ABCD matrix formalism,the propagation property of an Airy beam from right-handed material(RHM) to left-handed material(LHM) is investigated.The result shows that when the Airy beam propagates in the LHM,the intensity self-bending due to its propagation in the RHM can be compensated.In particular,if the propagation distance in the RHM is equal to that in the LHM and the refractive index of the LHM is n L =-1,the transverse intensity distribution of the Airy beam can return to its original state.     

An implementation of directional antenna by self-biased magnetic photonic crystal

Recent experimental and theoretical works have demonstrated that quantum mechanical effects play an important role in materials design of some novel nano-plasmonic materials. In this work, electronic structure calculations are used to study these effects for the optical properties of metal nanostructures and small flakes of graphene. Their optical response is shown to depend on their exact atomic composition, and their similarities (size-dependent resonance frequency) and differences (metallic vs. semiconducting material) are discussed. The open-source computer code GPAW is used for the simulations, which can be done for systems of thousands of valence electrons. The calculations automatically include quantum effects such as tunneling, nonlocal response, and molecular orbital hybridization.     

Dissipative structures in left-handed material cavity optics

We study the spatiotemporal dynamics of spatially extended nonlinear cavities containing a left-handed material. Such materials, which have a negative index of refraction, have been experimentally demonstrated recently, and allow for novel electromagnetic behavior. We show that the insertion of a left-handed material in an optical resonator allows for controlling the value and the sign of the diffraction coefficient in dispersive Kerr resonators and degenerate optical parametric oscillators. We give an overview of our analytical and numerical studies on the stability and formation of dissipative structures in systems with negative diffraction.     

单方环结构左手材料微带天线

设计了一种简单的双面单方环结构左手材料,在4.8–5.25 GHz频率范围内该材料的等效介电常数和等效磁导率同时为负.将此单方环左手材料作为覆盖层,置于中心工作频率为5.0 GHz的微带天线之上. 仿真和实验研究表明:相对普通微带天线而言,覆层微带天线的性能得到了明显改善, E面和H面的半功率波束宽度分别收缩了25°和20°,定向性得到了提高, 5 GHz处的增益提高了3 dB, -10 dB带宽增加了600 MHz. 关键词： 单方环结构 左手材料 微带天线     

A very compact Mach-Zehnder interferometer with left-handed material

A very compact Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) composed of two parallel straight waveguides with left-handed material (LHM) layers is proposed. The operating principle and characteristics of the MZI with electro-optic material (EOM) core are analyzed by using the supermode theory and coupled mode theory. The result shows that regardless of material loss, a very compact MZI of only 0.87 mm × 0.022 mm can be achieved by utilizing EOM with ultrahigh electro-optic coefficient, which means a new way to fulfill a very compact electro-optic modulator or optical switch. The absorption effect of the proposed MZI is also analyzed by perturbation method which is generated by lossy LHM layers.     

左手介质中电磁波的传播速度

在同向介质中,电磁波的群速度一般是能量传播的方向,并且电磁波的相速度和群速度在大部分情况下都满足瑞利关系.为了研究左手介质的电磁特性,本文从理论上导出了左手介质中电磁波的相速度、群速度及其关系,得出左手介质中电磁波的群速度为负,并介绍了左手介质的一些应用前景.     

双通带异向平板波导的特性

提出了一种基于平板波导的新型异向谐振结构——交叉椅型谐振结构,通过理论分析和数值计算,说明和验证了单个交叉椅型谐振结构加载的平板波导具有双通带特性和异向特性;设计了一种由多个交叉椅型谐振结构周期加载的异向平板波导结构,并通过仿真实验验证了其负折射特性。交叉椅型谐振结构的全金属半封闭式结构和其特殊的电磁谐振方式,使得此类2维异向平板波导与传统的由金属开口谐振环与金属线正交阵列而成的2维异向介质相比,具有双通带、无介质损耗、功率容量大等特异性质;单个交叉椅型谐振结构加载的平板波导作为一种新型的滤波器结构,具有良好的双通带特性,尺寸较小。     

Evanescent waves of an annular left-handed material lens

The imaging system formed by an annular left-handed material （LHM） lens as well as the evanescent waves in the lens are simulated numerically with a finite-difference time-domain （FDTD） method. For b - a 〉 λ （a and b are respectively the inner and outer radii of the annular lens, and λ is the wavelength）, when a point source is placed at an internal grid point, we demonstrate that the evanescent waves are produced around the internal interface, and cannot propagate outwards. As for b - a 〈λ ）,, the evanescent waves appear around both the internal and the external interfaces, which remarkably implies the coupling between the two interfaces. Hence it can be inferred that the evanescent waves around the external interface participating in the super-resolution imaging result from the coupling of the evanescent waves around the interface. Moreover, the partly uncomprehended properties of the evanescent waves in the LHM slab are also disclosed. It is conducive to understanding the evanescent waves in the LHMs further.     

不对称左手介质平板波导模式特性分析

对不对称左手介质平板波导的几个低阶的TE模和TM模进行了数值计算,得到了模式特征方程,分析了归一化传播常数β/k_0随平板厚度d变化的色散关系,作出了模式的电场E_y(x)分布．在左手介质平板波导中,每一模式都有截止点, TE_0模和TM_0模不出现,在我们给出的特定的介质参数下,TE_1模和TM_1模不能和其他高阶模式共存,其归一化传播常数β/ k_0随k_0d的增加而减小．给出的结果对左手介质元器件的研究有实际的参考意义．     

Focusing and phase compensation of paraxial beams by a left-handed material slab

On the basis of angular spectrum representation, a formalism describing paraxial beams propagating through an isotropic left-handed material (LHM) slab is presented. The treatment allows us to introduce the ideas of beam focusing and phase compensation by LHM slab. Because of the negative refractive index of LHM slab, the inverse Gouy phase shift and the negative Rayleigh length of paraxial Gaussian beam are proposed. It is shown that the phase difference caused by the Gouy phase shift in right-handed material (RHM) can be compensated by that caused by the inverse Gouy phase shift in LHM. If certain matching conditions are satisfied, the intensity and phase distributions at object plane can be completely reconstructed at the image plane.     

Guided modes in asymmetric metal-cladding left-handed material waveguides

We investigate guided modes in the asymmetric waveguide structure with a left-handed material (LHM) layer surrounded by air and metal. A graphical method is proposed to determine the guided modes. New properties of the oscillating and surface guided modes, such as absence of the fundamental mode, coexistence of the oscillating and surface guided modes, fast attenuation of the surface guided modes, and mode degeneracy, are analyzed in detail. We also investigate dispersive characteristics of the metal-LHM- air optical waveguide. The propagation constant increases with decreasing slab thickness for the first-order oscillating mode, which is different from that in traditional metal-cladding waveguides.     

Sub-wavelength imaging with a left-handed material flat lens

We study numerically, by means of the pseudospectral time-domain method, the unique features of imaging by a flat lens made of a left-handed metamaterial that possesses the property of negative refraction. We confirm the earlier finding that a left-handed flat lens can provide near-perfect imaging of a point source and a pair of point sources with clear evidence of sub-wavelength resolution. We illustrate the limitation of the resolution in the time-integrated image due to the presence of surface waves.     

双通带异向平板波导的特性

提出了一种基于平板波导的新型异向谐振结构——交叉椅型谐振结构,通过理论分析和数值计算,说明和验证了单个交叉椅型谐振结构加载的平板波导具有双通带特性和异向特性;设计了一种由多个交叉椅型谐振结构周期加载的异向平板波导结构,并通过仿真实验验证了其负折射特性。交叉椅型谐振结构的全金属半封闭式结构和其特殊的电磁谐振方式,使得此类2维异向平板波导与传统的由金属开口谐振环与金属线正交阵列而成的2维异向介质相比,具有双通带、无介质损耗、功率容量大等特异性质;单个交叉椅型谐振结构加载的平板波导作为一种新型的滤波器结构,具有良好的双通带特性,尺寸较小。     

Propagation of rotating elliptical Gaussian beams from right-handed material to left-handed material

By applying the ABCD matrix method, we report the propagating properties of the rotating elliptical Gaussian beams(REGBs) from the right-handed material(RHM) to the left-handed material(LHM). Based on the propagation equation, we obtain the intensity distributions of the REGBs during the propagation. It is found that the rotating direction of the REGBs is opposite in the RHM and the LHM, and the rotation angles tend to be π /2 as the propagation distance is long enough.Then we analyze the relationship between the refractive index and the rotating velocity. Furthermore, the energy flow and the angular momentum(AM) of the REGBs which can rotate are also obtained.