The influence of EIT effect with double windows on electromagnetic characteristics of quasi-Λ-four-level atomic system

In this paper, the electromagnetic characteristics of quasi-Λ-four-level atomic system influenced by electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) effect with double windows are investigated theoretically. It is shown that the permittivity can get two negative extreme values in transparent window extents and the permeability can realize negative value. Consequently, the atomic system can obtain the negative refraction in discontinuous probe detuning frequency ranges. EIT effect with double transparent windows would extend the tuning frequency range of realizing left handedness in atomic system. Furthermore, due to the strong magnetic transition, the real part of the refractive index and the absorption of atomic system can obtain negative values in the same certain frequency band. Such left-handed quasi-Λ-four-level atomic system may become an active medium.     

Electromagnetically induced negative refraction in an atomic system with spontaneously generated coherence

We propose a new scheme for realizing left-handed electromagnetic properties in a coherently driven four-level system. At the presence of spontaneously generated coherence and the local field effect, both dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability may have negative real parts of the same order in a small frequency band. Thus, one can achieve the negative refractive index and then manipulate it by modulating the coherent field or changing the atomic density. With incoherent pumping applied to have more remarkable spontaneously generated coherence, one can further obtain a wider frequency band of negative refraction and simultaneously reduce the accompanied absorption.     

Study of group velocity in the negative refractive index region in three level closed Λ system via spontaneously generated coherence

A new approach is suggested to realize simultaneous negative permittivity and permeability in a three level closed system with incoherent pumping via spontaneously generated coherence (SGC). In this system the negativity of the real part of magnetic permeability can be achieved in the presence of SGC whereas in the absence of SGC it is positive. Thus the SGC makes the system a negative index medium (NIM) in a band of frequency range. The position and the band of the frequency region of negative refraction can be manipulated by controlling the incoherent pump rate. We achieve FOM?=?7.91165. We have studied the group index in the negative refractive index region and have shown that the group velocity switches from superluminal to subluminal mode in this region of negative refraction. We have shown that the negative refractive index can be realized in a heteronuclear molecule.     

Anisotropy of electromagnetically induced left-handedness in atomic three-level media based upon bianisotropic polarizabilities and tensor character

A three-level atomic system, configured as either a gaseous medium or a solid state material, with a driving field establishing a Rabi frequency of control, is tested by a probe field. The medium has bianisotropic microscopic polarizability and magnetizability, from which the permittivity and permeability tensors are derived. Non-isotropy and polarization dependence for left-handedness (negative index of refraction) is demonstrated through examination of tensor components in the detuning frequency spectrum. These results have important implications for use in optical or electronic devices.     

Optical bistability in a defect slab with a negative refractive quantum dot nanostructure

We demonstrate optical bistability (OB) in a defect slab doped V-type four-level InGaN/GaN quantum dot nanostructure in the negative refraction frequency band. It has been shown that the OB behavior of such a quantum dot nanostructure system can be controlled by the amplitude of the driving fields and a new parameter for controlling the OB behavior as thickness of the slab medium in the negative refraction band. Meanwhile, we show that the negative refraction frequency band can be controlled by tuning electric permittivity and magnetic permeability by the amplitude of the driving fields and electron concentration in the defect slab doped. Under the numerical simulations, due to the effect of quantum coherence and interference, it is possible to switch bistability by adjusting the optimal conditions in the negative refraction frequency band, which is more practical in all-optical switching or coding elements, and technology based nanoscale devices.     

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.     

Negative Refractive Index in a Four-Level Atomic System

We propose a scheme for realizing negative refractive index in a four-level atomic system. It is shown that such a system can simultaneously exhibit negative permittivity and negative permeability in an optical frequency range. Furthermore, by analysing the dispersion property of the left-handed material, we lind that the probe beam can be controlled from superluminal to subluminal or vice versa via choosing appropriate parameters.     

1.7—2.7GHz宽频带小单元异向介质设计及其介质参数提取

提出一种单元电尺寸小、工作频带宽、损耗小、结构简单的异向介质设计方案，在1.7—2.7 GHz上所设计的异向介质结构单元电尺寸小于0.035，相对带宽达到45.5%，在整个工作频带上单个结构单元传输损耗小于0.75 dB.对由上述异向介质单元构成的半无限大异向介质平板的电磁波反射、透射特性进行了数值仿真分析，并提取出了电磁波在该异向介质平板中传播时的波数、相速、折射率以及该异向介质平板的有效介电常数和有效磁导率等一系列电磁特性参数，仿真与计算结果表明复波数的实部、相速以及折射率的实部在1.7—2.7 GHz的范围上为负值，并且在相同频带上，有效介电常数和有效磁导率的实部同时为负值，从而有效地验证了“后向行波效应”、“负折射效应”、“双负效应”等异向介质特有的电磁特性，对上述异向介质的存在性给予有力证明. 关键词： 异向介质 宽频带 小单元 介质参数     

Permittivity and permeability of pentagon configuration molecules with different symmetry breaking and their applications

In nature, some molecules have broken conjugate symmetry configurations, which might result in a special optical phenomenon called negative refraction. Under such circumstances, both permittivity and permeability are negative simultaneously. When light at certain frequency is transmitted through a transparent medium (e.g., slide glass) in which a psychoactive drug with negative indexes has been deposited, the refracted light is detected at different locations in the transparent medium. This is because the refracted light travels in a direction opposite to the expected path when it passes through material with a negative index. Using this method, it is possible to distinguish synthetic cannabinoids from other abusive psychoactive drugs in the UV-vis region. In this study, we use a tight-binding model to calculate the permittivity and permeability of pentagonal configurations with different broken symmetries. Furthermore, a qualitative analysis of the negative refraction with respect to heptagonal models is discussed.     

Investigation of negative index properties of planar metamaterials based on split-ring pairs

A low losses broadband planar negative refractive index metamaterial based on split-ring resonator (SRR) pairs is proposed and investigated experimentally and numerically at microwave frequency range. The transmission spectra of the single-layer SRR pairs were measured, and exhibited left-handed (LH) transmission passband clearly. The metal-dielectric-metal structure exhibits strong magnetic and electric responses simultaneously, and leads to negative permeability and negative permittivity. To further verify the LH properties of planer structure metamaterials, effect media parameters were retrieved, a refraction phenomenon based on a wedge-shaped model and negative phase advance between consecutive numbers of layers were also demonstrated.     

Spectral response and far-field pattern of a dipole nano-antenna on metamaterial substrates having near-zero and negative indices of refraction

In this work the resonance, frequency response, and far-field patterns of an optical nano-antenna placed on an interface between air and a metamaterial substrate is obtained through finite element calculations. The metamaterial is characterized by an effective, macroscopic index of refraction which can take negative and near-zero values, or by published values of the effective permittivity and permeability for metamaterials. The results show that the resonant wavelength and response can be fitted to analytical functions that are even functions of the index of refraction, this is consistent with the knowledge that negative indices of refraction allows for wave propagation in the same magnitude but opposite direction observed with positive indices of refraction. The simulations also show that substrates with near-zero index of refraction will enhance the antenna response by 62% compared to substrates with n > 1. Lossy metamaterials are also considered in the simulations. The far-field pattern of the antenna, obtained through a near-field to far-field transformation, behaves the same independently of the sign of the index of refraction, also the far-field pattern for the emission towards near-zero substrates is nearly constant and independent of the angle for the evaluated angular range.     

A novel structure for a broadband left-handed metamaterial

A low absorptivity broadband negative refractive index metamaterial with a multi-gap split-ring and metallic cross (MSMC) structure is proposed and investigated numerically and experimentally in the microwave frequency range. The effective media parameters were retrieved from the numerical and experimental results, which clearly show that there exists a very wide frequency band where the permittivity and permeability are negative. The influence of the structure parameters on the magnetic response and the cut-off frequency of the negative permittivity are studied in detail. This metamaterial would have potential application in designing broadband microwave devices.     

Hyperbolic metamaterial using chiral molecules

We theoretically investigate the intra-band transitions in Mobius molecules.Due to the weak magnetic response,the relative permittivity is significantly modified by the presence of the medium while the relative permeability is not.We show that there is hyperbolic dispersion relation induced by the intra-band transitions because one of the eigen-values of permittivity possesses a different sign from the other two,while all three eigen-values of permeability are positive.We further demonstrate that the bandwidth of negative refraction is 0.165 eV for the H-polarized incident light,which is broader than the ones for inter-band transitions by 3 orders of magnitude.Moreover,the frequency domain has been shifted from ultra-violet to visible domain.Although there is negative refraction for the E-polarized incident light,the bandwidth is much narrower and depends on the incident angle.     

A novel structure for broadband left-handed metamaterial

A low absorptivity broadband negative refractive index metamaterial with multi-gap split-ring and metallic cross (MSMC) structure is proposed and investigated numerically and experimentally in the microwave frequency range. From the numerical and experimental results, the effective media parameters were retrieved, which clearly show that there exists a very wide frequency band where the permittivity and permeability are negative. The influence of the structure parameters on the magnetic response and the cut-off frequency of the negative permittivity are studied in detail. This metamaterial would have potential application in designing broadband microwave devices.     

基于单面金属结构的二维宽带左手材料

利用将磁谐振器与共面短金属导线相结合的思想,设计了一种基于单面金属结构的二维左手材料. 理论分析与仿真结果均表明该结构在某一频段同时具有负等效磁导率和负等效介电常数,并且相对左手带宽达到36%. 此外,该结构具有良好的容错能力,短金属导线宽度的变化对整体结构的谐振频率及通带宽度影响很小,这不仅有利于实际加工而且对于设计红外及太赫兹频率范围下的左手材料具有参考价值. 关键词： 左手材料 磁谐振器 宽频带 容错性     

Optical properties of antiferromagnetic/ion-crystal superlattices

Transmission, refraction and absorption properties of an antiferromagnetic/ion-crystal superlattice are investigated. The transmission spectra based on FeF₂/TlBr superlattices reveal that there exist two intriguing guided modes in a wide stop band. Additionally, FeF₂/TlBr superlattices possess either the negative refraction or the quasi left-handedness, or even simultaneously hold them at certain frequencies of two guided modes, which require both negative magnetic permeability of antiferromagnetic layers and negative permittivity of ion-crystal layers. Frequency regimes of the guided modes will be dependent on the magnitude of the external magnetic field. Therefore, handedness and refraction properties of the system can be manipulated by modifying the external magnetic field. Absorption spectra exhibit that absorption corresponding to guided modes is noticeable.     

Negative permeability in a <Emphasis Type="Bold">Λ</Emphasis>-type three-level atomic vapor

A new approach is suggested to realize negative magnetic permeability that follows directly from quantum mechanics. It is shown that a Λ-type three-level atomic system with proper atomic parameters can give rise to striking magnetic responses, which could exhibit negative permeability in an optical frequency band. Both steady and transient behaviors of the magnetic permeability in the atomic vapor are studied. The present negative-permeability vapor could be mixed with a quantum coherent vapor whose electric permittivity is negative. Such a mixed vapor may give an isotropic left-handed vapor medium at the atomic-scale level. PACS 32.10.Dk; 42.50.Gy; 78.20.Ci     

负折射率材料对Casimir效应的影响

研究了负折射率材料介质板间的Casimir效应.对于负折射率材料中由Drude-Lorentz型色散关系描述的介电常数和磁导率，色散曲线中负值频带的曲线结构由各色散吸收参数所决定，色散曲线负值频带宽度和负区域的深度等性质的变化影响了介质材料板的反射特性，进而对两材料板间的Casimir效应强弱起着重要的作用.     

Enhanced Kerr nonlinearity in a left-handed three-level atomic system driven by a bichromatic field

Enhanced Kerr nonlinearity in a left-handed atomic system consisting of three levels driven by a bichromatic field is presented in this paper.Based on bichromatic field coherence,the real parts of the permittivity and permeability can obtain negative values simultaneously in the same detuning frequency region.By adjusting the frequency difference and the Rabi frequencies of the bichromatic field,the multi-band left-handed behavior of the presented atomic metamaterial is exhibited.Meanwhile,the enhanced Kerr nonlinearity can be realized in this multi-band left-handed three-level atomic system.It is shown that the third-order susceptibility possesses focusing or defocusing properties in the same frequency band.     

Negative refraction of low‐frequency electromagnetic waves

Features of anomalous refraction of low‐frequency electromagnetic waves are investigated in all‐semiconductor nonmagnetic superlattices with a periodic array of two‐dimensional electron gas layers under quantum Hall effect conditions. We show that the structure exhibits negative refraction on the lateral surface for all angles of incidence, in the frequency region which has no limitation from the low‐frequency side, and that for such intriguing properties it requires no resonance frequency and no negative component of the permittivity tensor. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)