An effective method to design structural Left-handed material（LHM） was proposed. A commercial finite element software HFSS and S-parameter retrieval method were used to determine the effective constitutive parameter...An effective method to design structural Left-handed material（LHM） was proposed. A commercial finite element software HFSS and S-parameter retrieval method were used to determine the effective constitutive parameters of the metamaterials, and topology optimization technique was introduced to design the microstructure configurations of the materials with desired electromagnetic characteristics. The material considered was a periodic array of dielectric substrates attached with metal film pieces. By controlling the arrangements of the metal film pieces in the design domain, the potential microstructure with desired electromagnetic characteristics can be obtained finally. Two different LHMs were obtained with maximum bandwidth of negative refraction, and the experimental results show that negative refractive indices appear while the metamaterials have simultaneously negative permittivity and negative permeability. Topology optimization technique is found to be an effective tool for configuration design of LHMs.展开更多
In this paper, numerical modelling of left-handed materials （LHMs） is presented using in-house and commercial software packages. Approaches used include the finite-difference time-domain （FDTD） method, finite elem...In this paper, numerical modelling of left-handed materials （LHMs） is presented using in-house and commercial software packages. Approaches used include the finite-difference time-domain （FDTD） method, finite element method （FEM） and method of moments （MoMs）. Numerical simulation includes verification of negative refraction and ＂perfect lenses＂ construction, investigation of evanescent wave behaviour in layered LHMs, reversed Shell＇s Law in electromagnetic band gap （EBG）-like structures and construction of LHMs using modified split ring resonators （SRRs）. Numerical results were verified to be in good agreement with theory, At the end of this paper, potential applications of LHMs in microwave engineering are discussed.展开更多
The authors＇ theoretical investigation on the high-frequency response of magnetized metallic magnetic films showed that magnetic films may become left-handed materials （LHMs） near the ferromagnetic resonance freque...The authors＇ theoretical investigation on the high-frequency response of magnetized metallic magnetic films showed that magnetic films may become left-handed materials （LHMs） near the ferromagnetic resonance frequency of incident waves with right-handed circular polarization （RCP） and linear polarization （LP）. The frequency range where LHM exists depends on the waves polarization, the magnetic damping coefficient, and the ferromagnetic characteristic frequency corn of the film. There also exists a critical damping coefficient ac, above which the left-handed properties disappear completely.展开更多
Three-layer slab waveguide with left-handed materials （LHM） is discussed using the Maxwell＇s equations and their equations of dispersion relation for TM modes are obtained. By seeking the power of the slab waveguid...Three-layer slab waveguide with left-handed materials （LHM） is discussed using the Maxwell＇s equations and their equations of dispersion relation for TM modes are obtained. By seeking the power of the slab waveguide, their equations of effective thickness for TM modes are obtained. Furthermore, the interrelated equations for right-handed materials （RHM） slab waveguide are introduced and their curves plotted. To find new properties for LHM slab waveguide, the equations and their curves for the LHM and RHM slab waveguide are compared respectively.展开更多
Transmission properties of fractal Cantor distribution with left-handed materials （LHM） are investigated. The transmittance and reflectance spectra can be calculated by using the optical transmission matrix method. ...Transmission properties of fractal Cantor distribution with left-handed materials （LHM） are investigated. The transmittance and reflectance spectra can be calculated by using the optical transmission matrix method. Comparing with the conventional Cantor multilayers, these structures with LHM have double functions of stopbands and defects. Through adjusting the thickness of dielectric layers, the properties of stopbands and defects can be obtained, respectively. For stopbands, a broad stopband filter is studied. For defect modes, multi-frequencies narrow passband filters are proposed.展开更多
By incorporating the higher order concept,the piecewise linear recursive convolution(PLRC)method and CrankNicolson Douglas-Gunn(CNDG)algorithm,the unconditionally stable complex frequency shifted nearly perfectly matc...By incorporating the higher order concept,the piecewise linear recursive convolution(PLRC)method and CrankNicolson Douglas-Gunn(CNDG)algorithm,the unconditionally stable complex frequency shifted nearly perfectly matched layer(CFS-NPML)is proposed to terminate the left-handed material(LHM)domain.The proposed scheme takes advantages of CFSNPML formulation,the higher order concept PLRC method and the unconditionally stable CNDG algorithm in terms of absorbing performance,computational efficiency,calculation accuracy and convenient implementation.A numerical example is carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed scheme.The results indicate that the proposed scheme can not only have considerable absorbing performance but also maintain the unconditional stability of the algorithm with the enlargement of time steps.展开更多
In this paper, the authors present the transmission line (TL) realization of one-dimensional subwavelength resonator formed by a pair of conventional right-handed material (RHM) and left-handed material (LHM). In such...In this paper, the authors present the transmission line (TL) realization of one-dimensional subwavelength resonator formed by a pair of conventional right-handed material (RHM) and left-handed material (LHM). In such resonator, a novel reso- nant mode with the resonant frequency depending on the length ratio of the RH/LH TL sections occurs as a consequence of the full phase compensation due to the backward wave in the LH TL section. The theoretical circuit-model analyses are supported by simulation and experimental evidence on resonators with different RH/LH length ratios.展开更多
A new design of LHM (left-handed material) is suggested, in which the wave vectork and the energy flowS (the Poynting vector) are in the opposite direction. Metallic cores or lines are coated with ferromagnetic layers...A new design of LHM (left-handed material) is suggested, in which the wave vectork and the energy flowS (the Poynting vector) are in the opposite direction. Metallic cores or lines are coated with ferromagnetic layers to obtain negative permittivity and permeability. This design may bring some improvements over the binary design, such as higher homogeneity, smaller volume size, lower power loss, higher convenience and economy. The analytical expressions for the permittivity ε and permeability μ are shown to be negative in certain direction and frequency regions. Two specific structures are theoretically discussed and proved to be left-handed. Key words left-handed materials - negative refraction - NIM - LHM - artificial crystal CLC number O 438 Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10344002)Biography: SU Hua (1978-), male, Master candidate, research direction: information optics.展开更多
By means of the modal expansion method with an R-matrix propagation algorithm, effects of the coupling between resonance photonic states on the resonance tunneling through a double quantum well structure are investiga...By means of the modal expansion method with an R-matrix propagation algorithm, effects of the coupling between resonance photonic states on the resonance tunneling through a double quantum well structure are investigated. We examine the effects on the transmission spectra due to variation of the second well width and middle barrier thickness. Drastic change of the tunneling spectra is found and analyzed when the wells are filled with left-hand media.展开更多
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.90605002, 90816025 and 10721062)the National Basic Research Programof China (No. 2006CB601205)
文摘An effective method to design structural Left-handed material（LHM） was proposed. A commercial finite element software HFSS and S-parameter retrieval method were used to determine the effective constitutive parameters of the metamaterials, and topology optimization technique was introduced to design the microstructure configurations of the materials with desired electromagnetic characteristics. The material considered was a periodic array of dielectric substrates attached with metal film pieces. By controlling the arrangements of the metal film pieces in the design domain, the potential microstructure with desired electromagnetic characteristics can be obtained finally. Two different LHMs were obtained with maximum bandwidth of negative refraction, and the experimental results show that negative refractive indices appear while the metamaterials have simultaneously negative permittivity and negative permeability. Topology optimization technique is found to be an effective tool for configuration design of LHMs.
基金Project supported by the Royal Society, the Engineering and PhysicsScience Research Council (EPSRC) and the Leverhulme Trust, UK
文摘In this paper, numerical modelling of left-handed materials （LHMs） is presented using in-house and commercial software packages. Approaches used include the finite-difference time-domain （FDTD） method, finite element method （FEM） and method of moments （MoMs）. Numerical simulation includes verification of negative refraction and ＂perfect lenses＂ construction, investigation of evanescent wave behaviour in layered LHMs, reversed Shell＇s Law in electromagnetic band gap （EBG）-like structures and construction of LHMs using modified split ring resonators （SRRs）. Numerical results were verified to be in good agreement with theory, At the end of this paper, potential applications of LHMs in microwave engineering are discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program (973) ofChina (No. 2004CB719805) and the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China (No. 60471020)
文摘The authors＇ theoretical investigation on the high-frequency response of magnetized metallic magnetic films showed that magnetic films may become left-handed materials （LHMs） near the ferromagnetic resonance frequency of incident waves with right-handed circular polarization （RCP） and linear polarization （LP）. The frequency range where LHM exists depends on the waves polarization, the magnetic damping coefficient, and the ferromagnetic characteristic frequency corn of the film. There also exists a critical damping coefficient ac, above which the left-handed properties disappear completely.
基金Project supported by the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Grant No.T0102)
文摘Three-layer slab waveguide with left-handed materials （LHM） is discussed using the Maxwell＇s equations and their equations of dispersion relation for TM modes are obtained. By seeking the power of the slab waveguide, their equations of effective thickness for TM modes are obtained. Furthermore, the interrelated equations for right-handed materials （RHM） slab waveguide are introduced and their curves plotted. To find new properties for LHM slab waveguide, the equations and their curves for the LHM and RHM slab waveguide are compared respectively.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.61077068)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality (Grant No.10ZR1411900)+1 种基金the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Grant No.S30108)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (Grant No.08DZ2231100)
文摘Transmission properties of fractal Cantor distribution with left-handed materials （LHM） are investigated. The transmittance and reflectance spectra can be calculated by using the optical transmission matrix method. Comparing with the conventional Cantor multilayers, these structures with LHM have double functions of stopbands and defects. Through adjusting the thickness of dielectric layers, the properties of stopbands and defects can be obtained, respectively. For stopbands, a broad stopband filter is studied. For defect modes, multi-frequencies narrow passband filters are proposed.
文摘By incorporating the higher order concept,the piecewise linear recursive convolution(PLRC)method and CrankNicolson Douglas-Gunn(CNDG)algorithm,the unconditionally stable complex frequency shifted nearly perfectly matched layer(CFS-NPML)is proposed to terminate the left-handed material(LHM)domain.The proposed scheme takes advantages of CFSNPML formulation,the higher order concept PLRC method and the unconditionally stable CNDG algorithm in terms of absorbing performance,computational efficiency,calculation accuracy and convenient implementation.A numerical example is carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed scheme.The results indicate that the proposed scheme can not only have considerable absorbing performance but also maintain the unconditional stability of the algorithm with the enlargement of time steps.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No. 2004CB719800) and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (No. 20030284024)
文摘In this paper, the authors present the transmission line (TL) realization of one-dimensional subwavelength resonator formed by a pair of conventional right-handed material (RHM) and left-handed material (LHM). In such resonator, a novel reso- nant mode with the resonant frequency depending on the length ratio of the RH/LH TL sections occurs as a consequence of the full phase compensation due to the backward wave in the LH TL section. The theoretical circuit-model analyses are supported by simulation and experimental evidence on resonators with different RH/LH length ratios.
文摘A new design of LHM (left-handed material) is suggested, in which the wave vectork and the energy flowS (the Poynting vector) are in the opposite direction. Metallic cores or lines are coated with ferromagnetic layers to obtain negative permittivity and permeability. This design may bring some improvements over the binary design, such as higher homogeneity, smaller volume size, lower power loss, higher convenience and economy. The analytical expressions for the permittivity ε and permeability μ are shown to be negative in certain direction and frequency regions. Two specific structures are theoretically discussed and proved to be left-handed. Key words left-handed materials - negative refraction - NIM - LHM - artificial crystal CLC number O 438 Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10344002)Biography: SU Hua (1978-), male, Master candidate, research direction: information optics.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10775091)
文摘By means of the modal expansion method with an R-matrix propagation algorithm, effects of the coupling between resonance photonic states on the resonance tunneling through a double quantum well structure are investigated. We examine the effects on the transmission spectra due to variation of the second well width and middle barrier thickness. Drastic change of the tunneling spectra is found and analyzed when the wells are filled with left-hand media.
