Theoretical study of left-handed behavior of composite metamaterials

We investigate numerically the transmission properties of 1D and 2D composite metamaterials (CMM) consisting of periodically arrangements of circular split-ring resonators (SRR) and wires. The theoretical methods used are the commercially available code Microwave Studio for transmission calculations and a retrieval procedure which gives the effective electric permittivity, , and magnetic permeability, μ, of the system. Our theoretical results are in good agreement with experimental data.     

Dual bands of negative refractive indexes in the planar left-handed metamaterials

A kind of planar left-handed metamaterial (LHM) with unique configurations is demonstrated, which offers an approach in building dual-band negative-index materials. Simulated and experimental results predict two left-handed transmission bands near 11.1 and 14.6 GHz. Dual bands of negative refractive indexes are verified using the retrieval procedure. Field and current distribution at the dual magnetic resonance are also examined. The effective electromagnetic parameters show that by carefully adjusting dimensions of the unit cell, electric and magnetic resonances can be coexistent at some frequency ranges with both negative permittivity and negative permeability. The idea can help us designing planar negative-index materials with multibands.     

Structure and properties of electromagnetic metamaterials

Metamaterials are artificial materials structured on a subwavelength scale to provide electromagnetic properties beyond those available in nature. Progress in this young field has been startlingly swift. The last year alone has seen the realization of the first optical negative‐index metamaterials and the constructon of two very striking metamaterial‐based devices: an invisibility cloak and a far‐field lens capable of subwavelength imaging. Here, I review these developments and the key concepts that made them possible.     

Experimental observation of true left-handed transmission peaks in metamaterials

We report true left-handed (LH) behavior in a composite metamaterial consisting of a periodically arranged split ring resonator (SRR) and wire structures. We demonstrate the magnetic resonance of the SRR structure by comparing the transmission spectra of SRRs with those of closed SRRs. We have confirmed experimentally that the effective plasma frequency of the LH material composed of SRRs and wires is lower than the plasma frequency of the wires. A well-defined LH transmission band with a peak value of -1.2 dB (-0.3 dB/cm) was obtained. The experimental results agree extremely well with the theoretical calculations.     

Negative refraction and imaging beyond the diffraction limit by a two-dimensional left-handed metamaterial

We report our experimental results on two-dimensional left-handed metamaterials (LHM) exhibiting negative refraction and subwavelength imaging. Transmission and reflection spectra of LHM are studied and a left-handed transmission band is observed at the frequencies where both dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability are negative. Impedance matching is verified both with the experiments and simulations. The two-dimensional LHM structure is verified to have a negative refractive index. We employed three different methods to observe negative refraction; refraction through prism-shaped LHM, beam shifting method, and phase shift experiments. We further demonstrated subwavelength imaging and resolution using LHM superlenses. The effect of thickness on the resolving power is investigated experimentally.     

Screw split ring resonator as building block of three-dimensional chiral metamaterials

We proposed and numerically investigated the influence of spatial topology on the infrared frequency region response of chiral metamaterials based on discrete deformed split ring resonators. Compared with the well studied continuous helix, the proposed metamaterials with discrete topology exhibit broad band chiral electromagnetic response. It is shown that the conversion between left and right circular polarization waves for our model is much broader than the continuous helix model. The observed cross-coupling between electric and magnetic fields results from the chiral electric currents on the resonators due to the broken mirror symmetry. The findings are useful for the design of future real three-dimensional chiral metamaterials with tunable optical response.     

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     

Blue light emission and amplification in left-handed isotropic Metallo-Semiconductor Photonic Crystal

A new left-handed isotropic design of semiconductor Photonic Crystal with plasmonic (Aluminum) nanorod inclusion is analyzed and proposed to demonstrate All-Angle Negative Refraction (AANR) with blue light amplification. It is shown that the proposed structure provides negative real values of both permeability (μ) and permittivity (?) with extremely low imaginary values for visible light. Phase slope and phase velocity is shown to be negative for blue light for proposed left-handed structure. Index matched to the incident medium and compensated losses due the gain assistance lead the light amplification in the designed structure. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method is applied to study left-handed transmission and reflection properties. Extremely high Left-Handed Transmission Efficiency is calculated which is found to be more than 99% for the proposed structure. Fabrication tolerance with effect of change in plasmonic nanorod radius by ±10% is also analyzed. Further, left-handed transmission for blue light is confirmed by analyzing the far-field spectrums of the proposed structure obtained by employing 3D FDTD method. Demonstration and study of near-field and far-field resonance reveals the nano-photonic application potential of the proposed structure as directional optical nano-antenna, polarizer and filter.     

包层为负折射率介质的抛物型渐变光纤色散特性分析

研究了纤芯为各向同性非均匀材料,而包层为负折射率均匀介质光纤的色散特性.在纤芯满足弱渐变条件的假定下,按矢量场分析法,通过芯层与包层的介电常数比ξ和磁导率比η,讨论了导波模式色散特性对左手介质包层材料的依赖性.分析表明,ξ和 η对轴对称模色散曲线的低频段影响较大,但对非轴对称模影响不大.ξ和 η对导波模式的截止频率没有影响.由于该光纤中的HEm1模的截止频率都等于0,所以不存在理论上的单模区,但仍可近似实现无色散传输.     

左手系材料界面上的非线性TE电磁波

针对电磁波在非线性左手系材料中的传播性质, 分别研究了左、右手系材料界面以及两左手系材料界面上非线性TE表面波的传播行为讨论了导波的频率特性、色散关系以及群速度随频率的变化规律分析表明,两种界面上的非线性TE表面波均存在频率通带和禁带,且带宽是传播功率的函数揭示了在一定条件下,左、右手系材料界面上既可以支持正向传播的非线性TE表面波,也可以支持反向传播的非线性TE表面波;两左手系材料界面上表面波的传播性质因材料参量的变化差异较大,一定参量条件下,该界面上仅支持反向传播的非线性TE表面波.     

负折射率介质光纤的导模异常特性分析

对芯层为负折射率介质,敷层为普通介质的光纤的导模进行了研究,并对芯层与敷层介电常数比值（ξ）和磁导率比值（η）变化对导模色散特征的影响进行分析.分析表明负折射率光纤具有许多不同于常规光纤的反常特征,如存在表面波模,存在TM00模和TE00模以及存在多个单模传输模式和单模传输区间等.同时对负折射率介质光纤的单模传输条件进行了分析,发现单模传输模式和传输区间随ξ和η的不同而改变.     

一种新型左手材料的设计和特性研究

通过对左手材料的理论分析,设计了一种宽频带左手材料结构单元.该结构单元由一个矩形闭合环和十字型结构构成的谐振器和金属线组合而成.这种新结构中的谐振器实现负磁导率,金属线实现负介电常量,经过合理的设计,可以在某一频段内使得磁导率和介电常量同时为负,即具有负的有效折射率和正的波阻抗.数值仿真结果表明:在其工作频段内存在一个通带并且在17.6～29.0 GHz频率范围内折射率实部为负,而虚部接近于零;同时在该频率范围内波阻抗实部大于零,从而说明了该左手材料具有左手特性.除此之外,相对左手带宽达到48.9％,远远优于传统的左手材料.     

Experimental study of composite medium with simultaneously negative permeability and permittivity

Inclassicalelectrodynamics,theresponse(typicallyfrequencydependent)ofamaterialtoelectricandmagneticfieldsischaracterizedbytwofundamentalquantities,thepermittivityeandthepermeabilitym.Bothmandearepositiveinmostmaterials.In1968,Veselago[1]predictedthattheelectromagneticwavepropagationinamediumhavingsimultaneouslynegativepermittivityandpermeabilityshouldgiverisetoseveralpeculiarcharacteristics.Butnoneofhispredictionsweretestedduringthelastcentury,becausenonaturalmaterialswithsimultaneouslynegativ…     

同时实现介电常数和磁导率为负的H型结构单元左手材料

基于用一种结构同时实现材料介电常数和磁导率为负的思想，提出了H型结构单元左手材料模型.采用矩形波导法测试表明，H型结构单元在微波频率范围出现左手透射峰，并且可以由参数t对左手特性区域进行调控.同时利用相位法、棱镜折射法和散射参量法从实验和理论证明了在左手透射峰区域材料的折射率为负值，介电常数和磁导率亦同时为负.相对由金属开口谐振环与金属线两种结构组合实现的左手材料，H型结构集磁谐振与电谐振于一体，结构简单、制备方便，对微波器件左手材料表现出更多的优越性.     

Physics and applications of photonic crystals

In this article, we investigate how the photonic band gaps and the variety of band dispersions of photonic crystals can be utilized for various applications and how they further give rise to completely novel optical phenomena. The enhancement of spontaneous emission through coupled cavity waveguides in a one-dimensional silicon nitride photonic microcrystal is investigated. We then present the highly directive radiation from sources embedded in two-dimensional photonic crystals. The manifestation of novel and intriguing optical properties of photonic crystals are exemplified experimentally by the negative refraction and the focusing of electromagnetic waves through a photonic crystal slab with subwavelength resolution.     

异向介质谐振响应的Floquet模分析

将开口谐振环单元的场分布利用Floquet模展开,从电磁波传播角度揭示了凋落模引起异向介质谐振响应的事实.数值计算了任意平面电磁波照射下异向介质的传输特性.研究表明,对于来自主平面上的垂直或平行极化的入射波,具有相同极化方式的Floquet透射模将发生谐振,并且磁谐振和电谐振将随着入射角的不同而改变.而对于来自其他入射平面的电磁波,两种极化的Floquet透射模将共同发生谐振. 关键词： 开口谐振环 异向介质 Floquet模 谐振     

Nonlinear guided waves and symmetry breaking in left-handed waveguides

We analyze nonlinear guided waves in a planar waveguide made of a left-handed material surrounded by a Kerr-like nonlinear dielectric, and predict that such a waveguide can support fast and slow symmetric and antisymmetric nonlinear modes. We study the symmetry breaking bifurcation and asymmetric modes in such a symmetric structure. The analysis of nonlinear dispersion properties of the guided waves shows that the modes can be either forward or backward.     

基于异向传输线的亚波长谐振腔设计

 提出了一种新型的谐振腔,该谐振腔的谐振条件与普通谐振腔不同,其两个端面的总相移不必是180°的正整数倍。这种谐振腔由异向传输线和右手传输线两种不同性质的传输线级联构成,它利用耦合腔链作为异向传输线实现负相移,同轴波导作为右手传输线实现正相移,使谐振腔两个端面的总相移为零,满足谐振腔的谐振条件。由于它与传统谐振腔谐振条件不同,理论证明这种谐振腔的长度可远远小于传统谐振腔,设计实例的仿真结果表明这种新型谐振腔的长度最短仅为传统谐振腔的1/7。     

光波在左手材料中全折射的理论分析

根据菲涅尔公式,从理论上证明了只有在左右手系两种介质中光波才能发生全折射现象,给出了产生全折射时介质折射率应满足的条件n1=－n2,μ1=－μ2.对n2=－1的负折射率平板的成像进行了分析讨论,此负折射率平板具有透镜的作用.