Influence of Filling Medium of Holes on the Negative-Index Response of Sandwiched Metamaterials

We numerically study the negative index properties of sandwiched metamaterials, perforated with a square array of circle holes filled with different media. Transmission spectra indicate that the filling medium can effectively change the position of the localized resonant peak, while keeping the position of the other transmission peaks hardly changed. Reflection spectra and retrieved effective impedance verify that an appropriate choice of the filling medium can provide a perfect impedance match. Due to the perfect impedance match, the electromagnetic responses of the negative index band based on the internal surface plasmon polaritons change in many aspects, such as a stronger magnetic resonance, a higher figure of merit and a narrower negative refractive index band.     

Anomalous Positive Refraction in an Anisotropic Left-Handed Medium

We investigate the refraction phenomena of extraordinary light at a planar interface associated with a uniaxial left-handed medium. It is found that the anomalous positive refraction can occur at the interface from an isotropic right-handed medium to a uniaxially anisotropic left-handed medium. When the optical axis of a uniaxial left-handed medium is not normal or parallel to the interface, the refraction of the Poynting vector for the extraordinary waves can be either positive or negative depending on the incident angles, while the refraction of the wave vector is always negative. The physical essential of the anomalous positive refraction results from the anisotropy of uniaxial crystals.     

Magnetization Switching in a Small Disk with Shape Anisotropy

We study the precessional switching of a single domain, uniaxial magnetic disk with shape anisotropy by the micromagnetic simulation. The results show that magnetic switching can be driven by a smaller magnetic field pulse in an elliptic disk with its long semiaxis perpendicular to the easy axis than in a circular disk. The shape anisotropy can change the height of the energy barrier, thus we may obtain an optimal fast magnetization switching by tuning the aspect ratio of the disk under the thermal stability condition. The switching behavior of the elliptic and circular disks is studied in detail It is found that only properly choosing the pulse amplitude and duration can realize the fast precessional switching.     

A novel controllable double-layer magnetic lattice with cold atoms

We propose a novel array of controllable double-well magnetic microtraps for cold atoms by using an array of square current-carrying wires and two additional bias magnetic fields. Arrays of double layer magneto optical traps (MOTs) and Ioffe traps can be constructed by using same wire configurations and different currents and bias fields. Furthermore, the array of double-well magnetic microtraps can be continuously evolved as an array of single-well magnetic microtraps by reducing the currents in the wires. Our study shows that our scheme can be used to realize a controllable double-layer magnetic lattice with cold atoms, to form array of Bose-Einstein condensations (BECs), or to study atom interference, and so on.     

Effect of Media on the Electric Field of a Rhombic Nanostructure Array

Electric field distribution is an important parameter for nanostructure arrays in nanobiosensing appfications. It can influence the sensitivity and the resolution of nanobiosensors. We focus on the effect of media on the electric field distribution of a rhombic silver nanostructure array. The finite-difference time-domain algorithm- based numerical calculation method is used to monitor the electric field distribution of the silver nanostructures when the refractive index of the medium around the nanostructure array is changed. The calculated results show that tuning the refractive index of the medium around silver can have a considerable influence on the electric field distribution in the reflection and transmission directions. This effect can be used to increase the extinction efficiency and to improve the resolution of the spectra for nanobiosensing.     

Spoof surface plasmons resonance effect and tunable electric response of improved metamaterial in the terahertz regime

We propose an improved design and numerical study of an optimized tunable plasmonics artificial material resonator in the terahertz regime. We demonstrate that tunability can be realized with a transmission intensity as much as ～ 61% in the lower frequency resonance, which is implemented through the effect of photoconductive switching under photoexcitation.In the higher frequency resonance, we show that spoof surface plasmons along the interface of metal/dielectric provide new types of electromagnetic resonances. Our approach opens up possibilities for the interface of metamaterial and plasmonics to be applied to optically tunable THz switching.     

Supersymmetric Quantum Mechanics and SUSY Dependent SU（2） Symmetry for a Spin-1/2 Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field

We find that in a supersymmetric quantum mechanics （SUSY QM） system, in addition to supersymmetric algebra, an associated SU（2） algebra can be obtained by using semiunitary （SUT） operator and projection operator, and the relevant constants of motion can be constructed. Two typical quantum systems are investigated as examples to demonstrate the above finding. The first example is the quantum system of a nonrelativistic charged particle moving in x-y plane and coupled to a magnetic field along z-axis. The second example is provided with the Dirac particle in a magnetic field. Similarly there exists an SUτ（2） SUσ（2） symmetry in the context of the relativistic Pauli Hamilt onian squared. We show that there exists also an SU（2） symmetry associated with the supersvmmetrv of the Dirac particle.     

Optical bistability induced by quantum coherence in a negative index atomic medium

Bistability behaviors in an optical ring cavity filled with a dense V-type four-level atomic medium are theoretically investigated. It is found that the optical bistability can appear in the negative refraction frequency band, while both the bistability and multi-stability can occur in the positive refraction frequency bands. Therefore, optical bistability can be realized from conventional material to negative index material due to quantum coherence in our scheme.     

An all-optical switch of Mach－Zehnder interferometer type using an active fibre ring resonator

We propose an all-optical switch of the Mach－Zehnder interferometer type using an active nonlinear ring resonator and analyse the significance of the parameter A, a product of gain and total loss, for performing an ideal 1 by 2 switch. We found that in the range of 1-κ≤A≤\sqrt{1-κ}, the increment of A can compensate the losses inside the ring, therefore increase the finesse of the ring and enhance the nonlinearity contribution to reduce the switching power threshold effectively. We also emphasize the importance of the initial switching point and discuss the feasibility of utilizing a high-nonlinear fibre in the ring.     

Optical Image Encryption with Simplified Fractional Hartley Transform

We present a new method for image encryption on the basis of simplifed fractional Hartley transform （SFRHT）. SFRHT is a real transform as Hartley transform （HT） and furthermore, superior to HT in virtue of the advantage that it can also append fractional orders as additional keys for the purpose of improving the system security to some extent. With this method, one can encrypt an image with an intensity-only medium such as a photographic film or a CCD camera by spatially incoherent or coherent illumination. The optical realization is then proposed and computer simulations are also performed to verify the feasibility of this method.     

High-temperature all-optical intersubband quantum well Terahertz switch

In this article an asymmetric intersubband quantum well structure as a high temperature terahertz (THz) optical switch is proposed. In our proposed structure the incoming low power energy photon (THz control signal) causes an optical switching. In this structure we introduce an optical terahertz switch based on coherent population trapping (CPT) phenomena. In the presence of electromagnetic THz field, quantum interference between the terahertz control field and short-wavelength probe field under appropriate condition, the medium becomes transparent (zero absorption) for the probe field. So the absorption and refraction characteristic of optical probe field can be modified with THz radiation. Therefore this idea is suitable for all – optical terahertz switching.     

Artificial isotropic magnetism and negative refraction of metamaterial consisting of dielectric spherical shells

We present a detailed study on the artificial magnetism of high-permittivity dielectric spherical shell array and the negative refraction behavior of the composite consisting of dielectric spherical shells and metal wire lattice. The spherical shell array in cubic lattice arrangement can exhibit an isotropic negative magnetism when excited into magnetic dipole resonance. When the dielectric spherical shell and metal wire lattice are combined in a body-centered cubic structure, full-wave simulations show that the bulk metamaterial with this structure can exhibit a negative refraction behavior. It is shown that artificial magnetic response can originate from differently structured dielectric elements, similarly to the conventional metamaterial constituents based on metal resonance structures.     

Parametric oscillator based on a single-layer resonant metamaterial

We perform numerical simulations demonstrating parametric generation and oscillation processes in a single-layer of metamaterial composed of split ring resonators (SRRs). In general, a parametric resonance is achieved by introducing a time-modulation of one of the energy-storing parameters of a resonant system. An individual SRR is a resonant system that can be modeled as an RLC-circuit inductively coupled to an applied time-varying magnetic field. The relatively simple circuit model can be employed to establish the range of parameters providing the growth of parametric oscillations within the SRR medium. We relate the numerically predicted circuit parameters that ensure the buildup of parametric oscillations to those parameters expected to be available in a modified SRR medium, in which lumped element varactors integrated into the SRRs are used as modulable capacitance elements.     

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.     

Identifying magnetic response of split-ring resonators at microwave frequencies

In this study we provide experimental methods to identify the magnetic resonance of split ring resonantors (SRR) at the microwave frequency regime. Transmission measurements were performed on both single SRR unit cell and periodic arrays of SRRs. The magnetic response of the SRR structure was demonstrated by comparing the transmission spectra of SRRs with closed ring resonators (CRR). Effects of the changes in the effective dielectric constant of the SRR medium on the band-gaps of SRR are investigated experimentally. SRRs not only exhibit a magnetic resonance band gap but also a band gap due to the electric resonance. Finally, we present the effect of electric coupling to the magnetic resonance of bianisotropic SRRs by utilizing SRRs with different orientations, and incident electromagnetic wave polarizations.     

Transmission properties of terahertz pulses through subwavelength double split-ring resonators

We present a terahertz time-domain spectroscopy study of the transmission properties of planar composite media made from subwavelength double split-ring resonators (SRRs). The measured amplitude transmission spectra reveal a resonance near 0.5 THz, the central frequency of most ultrafast terahertz systems, for one SRR orientation in normal-incidence geometry. This resonance is attributed to the effect of electric excitation of magnetic resonance of the SRR arrays. In addition, the influences of background substrate, lattice constant, and the shapes of the SRRs on the terahertz resonance are experimentally investigated and agree well with the results of recent numerical studies.     

Tunable dual-band ferrite-based metamaterials with dual negative refractions

We report on three types of tunable dual-band metamaterial with dual negative refraction in this paper. The three types of metamaterial are composed of ferrite slabs and three different metallic resonators, including split-ring resonators (SRR), Ω-like resonators, and short wire pairs. The ferrite slabs under an applied magnetic bias provide one magnetic resonance frequency band and the three metallic resonators provide another magnetic resonance frequency band, respectively. The continuous wires within the metamaterials provide the negative permittivity in a wide frequency band covering the two magnetic resonance bands. We give the design, analysis and numerical demonstrations of three such types of metamaterial in detail. The effective electromagnetic parameters obtained from the simulated S-parameters indicate that the three types of metamaterial indeed exhibit two negative refraction passbands and the two passbands can also be shifted by changing the magnetic bias. Our results open the way to fabricate tunable dual-band metamaterial cloaks, absorbers, and antennas.     

Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies

We investigate numerically the limits of the resonant magnetic response with a negative effective permeability mu(eff) for single-ring multicut split-ring resonator (SRR) designs up to optical frequencies. We find the breakdown of linear scaling due to the free electron kinetic energy for frequencies above approximately 100 THz. Above the linear scaling regime, the resonance frequency saturates, while the amplitude of the resonant permeability decreases, ultimately ceasing to reach negative value. The highest resonance frequency at which mu(eff) < 0 increases with the number of cuts in the SRR. A LC circuit model provides explanation of the numerical data.     

谐振频率可调的环状开口谐振器结构及其效应

理论和实验研究表明，开口谐振环(SRRs)中可以激励磁谐振从而实现负磁导率.通过在SRRs结构中引入与其开口边平行的金属短杆设计并制备了新的磁谐振单元，采用波导法系统研究了短杆对SRRs和左手材料的微波透射特性以及左手效应的影响.实验和数值模拟表明：金属短杆和SRRs开口边形成附加电容，导致SRRs开口电容增大从而引起谐振频率降低.随短杆长度l和短杆与SRRs间距d的增大，SRRs谐振频率也随之减小和增加.短杆的加入不影响SRRs的负磁导率特性，改变短杆与SRRs间距d< 关键词： 开口谐振环 金属短杆 调控 左手材料     

Temperature and magnetic field tunability of composite metamaterials containing spherical semiconductor particles in far-infrared and terahertz regimes

The effect of temperature and dc magnetic field variations on effective electromagnetic parameters of metamaterials (MTMs) containing spherical semiconductor particles is studied theoretically. The effect of temperature is taken into account through its influence on semiconductor carrier density and mobility. The effect of dc magnetic field is included using an extension of the Mie theory, describing the interaction of a plane wave with a gyrotropic sphere. The effective parameters such as relative permittivity and permeability are calculated by proper application of the Maxwell Garnett (MG) theory and its extensions to quasi-static condition and multi-phase structures. Based on these theories, the temperature and dc magnetic field tunability of three different MTM structures is investigated. First a single phase medium is considered which contains spherical semiconductor particles of one kind, randomly dispersed in a dielectric host. Then two multi-phase structures containing (a) two kinds of spherical semiconductor particles or (b) spherical particles with core-shell topology are investigated. The two multi-phase MTM structures can exhibit negative index of refraction in far-infrared spectral region. The measure of the temperature and dc magnetic field tunability of effective parameters such as relative permittivity and refractive index of the structures is evaluated and it is shown specifically that the real part of refractive index can be tuned to get negative, zero or positive values in far-IR or THz regimes, but the imaginary part of the index and the Figure of Merit (FOM) are also quite sensitive to the temperature and magnetic field variations. The tunable MTMs can find new applications in THz devices such as switches, tunable mirrors, isolators, converters, polarizers, filters and phase shifters.