Electromagnetic wave interactions with a metamaterial cloak

We establish analytically the interactions of electromagnetic wave with a general class of spherical cloaks based on a full wave Mie scattering model. We show that for an ideal cloak the total scattering cross section is absolutely zero, but for a cloak with a specific type of loss, only the backscattering is exactly zero, which indicates the cloak can still be rendered invisible with a monostatic (transmitter and receiver in the same location) detection. Furthermore, we show that for a cloak with imperfect parameters the bistatic (transmitter and receiver in different locations) scattering performance is more sensitive to eta(t)=square root micro(t)/epsilon(t) than n(t)=square root micro(t)epsilon(t).     

Complementary cloak based on conventional cloak with axial symmetrical cloaked region

Based on the concept of complementary medium, a method which can make the conventional cylindrical cloak with axial symmetrical cloaked region to be not blind by filling the isotropic complementary in inner cloaked region is proposed. Firstly, the perfect electric conductor cylindrical shell was removed. Secondly, the symmetrical cloaked region was separated into two symmetrical regions along the symmetry axis and filled with isotropic complementary medium according to folding transformation. Full wave simulations are performed to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method. The simulation results show that the converted cloak not only can exchange information with the outside, but also its presence cannot be detected.     

Pattern formation in a passive incoherent ring resonator system based on nonlinear material with the self-focusing non-instantaneous Kerr response

We have analyzed the pattern formation in a nonlinear medium with self-focusing non-instantaneous Kerr response by employing the passive incoherent ring resonator system. In such a system, coherence time of the light is much shorter than the time of one round trip in the resonator. This delayed response of the nonlinearity can amplify the noise of certain spatial frequencies of the perturbed wave field and thus patterns can form when nonlinear gain (i.e., amplification of the noises) overcomes the loss (i.e., a well defined cavity threshold set by the coherence properties) in a single pass. The expression for the spatial spectral density of the perturbed wave field, which is the characteristic parameters of the pattern formation, have been derived in the case of lowest order approximation. It is found that for a specific value of the spatial frequency of the perturbed wave field, the intensity feedback of the cavity is much effective factor rather than the crystal thickness of the nonlinear media and amplitude of the incoming beam in the cavity for the enhancement of the spatial spectral density of the intensity pattern, which greatly improved the performance and applications of the pattern formation such as information processing, symmetry-breaking, and dynamics in non-equilibrium systems.     

Quasi-invisible thermal cloak based on homogenous materials

Invisible thermal cloak, which cancels distortions of temperature distribution caused by objects, has many potential applications in thermal engineering. In this letter, we theoretically proposed and simulatively verified a new design method for quasi-invisible thermal cloak. Different from conventional transformation thermodynamics that focus on complete invisibility, our method only decreases the effective scale of objects to small enough and realizes a quasi-invisible cloaking effect in thermal conduction regime. However, this quasi-invisible cloak has the same effect as that of invisible thermal cloak in practical engineering. More important, our cloak is easy to construct by natural materials due to its homogenous thermal properties and can cloak objects with different shapes and properties. These characters make the clock more comfortable for engineering applications.     

Reciprocal invisibility cloak based on complementary media

The first invisibility cloak was proposed by Pendry et al. [Science 312, 1780 (2006)]. But the object enclosed in this original cloak is “blind", that is, it cannot see the outside world, since no electromagnetic waves can reach within the cloaked space. Based on the concept of complementary media, we propose a reciprocal invisibility cloak, in which the hidden object can see the outside world, but its presence cannot be detected by electromagnetic wave. The performance of the cloak has been verified by full-wave simulations.     

正N边形柱的隐身条件的严格推导及其隐身特性验证

基于坐标变换理论,提出并推导了正N边形柱的隐身条件,并得到了相应隐身罩材料本构参数张量的通解表达式. 根据导出的本构参数张量,利用电磁仿真软件分别对N取不同值时的三个典型算例进行仿真验证. 仿真结果证实了所得到的本构参数张量的正确性. 考虑到损耗对于隐身效果的影响分析,这些分析结果为隐身物理机理的进一步理解,以及降低对称度隐身罩的设计奠定了理论基础.     

嵌入式超声传感器的混凝土损伤非线性检测研究*

对建筑结构在其生命周期中的损伤状态进行实时监测十分重要,借助埋在混凝土构件内部的压电传感器对结构进行无损检测是一种新型的检测手段。本文将压电传感器嵌入混凝土试件内部,通过超声二次谐波法对信号进行分析处理得到表征材料损伤的非线性参数,以此来监测混凝土的早期强度并对混凝土试件受压和钢筋混凝土梁受弯的不同损伤程度进行检测。结果证明,非线性参数可以反映混凝土养护过程的强度增长情况,也可以表征不同损伤形式下试件的损伤程度。     

Air-coupled detection of nonlinear Rayleigh surface waves to assess material nonlinearity

This research presents a new technique for nonlinear Rayleigh surface wave measurements that uses a non-contact, air-coupled ultrasonic transducer; this receiver is less dependent on surface conditions than laser-based detection, and is much more accurate and efficient than detection with a contact wedge transducer. A viable experimental setup is presented that enables the robust, non-contact measurement of nonlinear Rayleigh surface waves over a range of propagation distances. The relative nonlinearity parameter is obtained as the slope of the normalized second harmonic amplitudes plotted versus propagation distance. This experimental setup is then used to assess the relative nonlinearity parameters of two aluminum alloy specimens (Al 2024-T351 and Al 7075-T651). These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed technique – the average standard deviation of the normalized second harmonic amplitudes, measured at locations along the propagation path, is below 2%. Experimental validation is provided by a comparison of the ratio of the measured nonlinearity parameters of these specimens with ratios from the absolute nonlinearity parameters for the same materials measured by capacitive detection of nonlinear longitudinal waves.     

Transmission confocal laser scanning microscopy with a virtual pinhole based on nonlinear detection

We present a transmission-mode confocal laser scanning microscope system based on the use of second-harmonic generation (SHG) for signal detection. Our method exploits the quadratic intensity dependence of SHG to preferentially reveal unscattered signal light and reject out-of-focus scattered background. The SHG crystal acts as a virtual pinhole that remains self-aligned without the need for descanning.     

材料非线性衰减系数的二次谐波测量方法研究

采用有限幅值法测量材料在基波和非线性引起的二次谐波作用下的衰减系数:利用准线性下的KZK方程推导基波和二次谐波的声压分布,并提取波束修正系数;采用短纯音信号进行非线性实验,对检测得到的基波和二次谐波声压进行衍射修正处理,有效抑制衍射对衰减系数测量的不利影响,继而通过线性拟合的方法计算得到更精确的基波和二次谐波的衰减系数。以水为例进行实验,研究了实验测量所得衰减系数的频率依赖关系,结果表明在非线性条件下水的衰减系数与频率间存在较强的线性关系,而线性条件下衰减系数随频率呈现二次方增长的特性则不适用于非线性条件。该研究提出了准确测量非线性声波衰减系数的方法,为更有效地应用非线性超声检测提供理论依据。     

基于线变换的椭圆柱外隐身斗篷的设计研究

基于线变换方法与互补媒质理论提出了线变换下的椭圆柱外隐身斗篷,并得到了相应外隐身斗篷材料本构参数张量的表达式.根据导出的本构参数张量,利用电磁仿真软件分别对不同长度线段的外斗篷进行了仿真验证,仿真结果证实了所得到的本构参数张量的正确性.这种外斗篷的材料参数只在轴向变化,横向参数为常数,易于用超介质制备.考虑到损耗对隐身效果的影响,得到了引入损耗后的外斗篷磁场分布.最后给出了本构参数的分布.本文的研究为利用超介质制备外隐身斗篷提供了一种新的可行的方法.     

Realisation of a humidity sensor based on perfect metamaterial absorber

In this paper, we have proposed and investigated a humidity sensor based on perfect metamaterial absorber. The sensor is composed of three layers, which are metallic particle array on the top, porous silicon in the middle layer and metallic film at the bottom. According to the effective medium approximation, the effective permittivity of porous silicon is mainly determined by the filling fraction of water condensation. It is shown that the resonant wavelength displays significant red-shift with the increasing effective permittivity of porous silicon. Furthermore, the simulation results indicate that the refractive index sensitivity of absorber is high to 249 nm/RIU, which makes our structure be an ideal candidate for evaluating the humidity of environment.     

基于BLT方程的微带线电磁耦合终端响应

为定量研究电磁波与微带线的耦合终端响应问题,提出一种基于BLT方程的电磁波与微带线耦合分析方法,相比传统方法计算效率高、占用内存少。将PCB板上微带线等效为有耗传输线模型,对辐照平面波进行矢量分析并求解等效激励源,运用BLT方程研究不同入射方式、脉冲波形对微带线终端的影响,并对入射波与终端响应进行了时域、频域分析。研究表明：当入射波频率与微带线长度满足一定关系式时对微带线的耦合最强,耦合电压峰值达2.4 mV;电场平行微带线入射比垂直PCB入射时的终端电压峰值大一倍;且同幅同脉宽的矩形脉冲较高斯脉冲和三角脉冲对微带线的耦合峰值电压大;不同波形的脉冲通过调节脉宽都可对微带线耦合终端电压达到mV量级。     

基于BLT方程的微带线电磁耦合终端响应

为定量研究电磁波与微带线的耦合终端响应问题,提出一种基于BLT方程的电磁波与微带线耦合分析方法,相比传统方法计算效率高、占用内存少。将PCB板上微带线等效为有耗传输线模型,对辐照平面波进行矢量分析并求解等效激励源,运用BLT方程研究不同入射方式、脉冲波形对微带线终端的影响,并对入射波与终端响应进行了时域、频域分析。研究表明:当入射波频率与微带线长度满足一定关系式时对微带线的耦合最强,耦合电压峰值达2.4 mV;电场平行微带线入射比垂直PCB入射时的终端电压峰值大一倍;且同幅同脉宽的矩形脉冲较高斯脉冲和三角脉冲对微带线的耦合峰值电压大;不同波形的脉冲通过调节脉宽都可对微带线耦合终端电压达到mV量级。     

基于有机吡啶盐晶体的太赫兹频率上转换探测

利用激光泵浦国产有机吡啶盐4-(4-二甲基氨基苯乙烯基)甲基吡啶对甲基苯磺酸盐(4-N,N-dimethylamino-4′-N′-methyl-stilbazolium tosylate,DAST)晶体,通过非线性频率上转换方法实现了室温运转的高灵敏、快响应、宽频段太赫兹探测.高效生成了近红外上转换光,采集到其脉冲包...     

Electromagnetic properties of random material

This work addresses the relationship between grain properties and the permeability and permittivity spectra of non-crystalline materials or aerosols.

The scattered multipolar fields about a single sphere are related to the polarizability of a random collection of such spheres. Using the Clausius-Mossotti relation the effective permeability and permittivity spectra of an amorphous material is determined for arbitrary permittivity and permeability of the individual spheres, packing density, and sphere size. Although the author considers the spectra over a range where the product of the external wavevector and sphere radius is kept small, typically less than one-tenth, the product of the internal wavevector and sphere radius is unconstrained and seen to have a large effect on predicted spectra.

The result is a variety of possible spectral types which include resonances, relaxations and certain complex. conglomerate spectra that have been measured and far which no direct explanation is otherwise available.     

Electromagnetic properties of random material

Abstract

This work addresses the relationship between grain properties and the permeability and permittivity spectra of non-crystalline materials or aerosols.

The scattered multipolar fields about a single sphere are related to the polarizability of a random collection of such spheres. Using the Clausius–Mossotti relation the effective permeability and permittivity spectra of an amorphous material is determined for arbitrary permittivity and permeability of the individual spheres, packing density, and sphere size. Although the author considers the spectra over a range where the product of the external wavevector and sphere radius is kept small, typically less than one-tenth, the product of the internal wavevector and sphere radius is unconstrained and seen to have a large effect on predicted spectra.

The result is a variety of possible spectral types which include resonances, relaxations and certain complex. conglomerate spectra that have been measured and far which no direct explanation is otherwise available.     

MNZ超材料的电磁特性

主要围绕磁导率接近0的MNZ超材料,通过理论分析和数值模拟方法对MNZ材料的电磁特性进行了研究。针对线源置于二维MNZ材料内部的情况,通过理论详细分析了在MNZ材料和空气交界处的阻抗匹配特性和传播常数的连续性,基于有限元数值方法模拟验证了电磁场在MNZ材料边界处的等幅同相特性,从而实现了均匀平面波的传播特性。同时,考虑到将线源置于空气中有助于辐射出电磁能量,通过数值模拟分析了电磁波由空气入射到MNZ材料的电磁特性,发现在特定极化条件下,只能当电磁波波前与MNZ材料边界平行时,才能较好地实现阻抗匹配,从而基于MNZ材料实现新颖的辐射特性。