可调带通滤波器是物联网、卫星通信、智能天线等系统中不可缺少的关键器件之一。针对目前对可调带通滤波器小型化、低成本和高集成度等特点的应用需求,提出了一种基于液晶材料的可调带通滤波器设计方法。通过微带传输线结构实现了近零...可调带通滤波器是物联网、卫星通信、智能天线等系统中不可缺少的关键器件之一。针对目前对可调带通滤波器小型化、低成本和高集成度等特点的应用需求,提出了一种基于液晶材料的可调带通滤波器设计方法。通过微带传输线结构实现了近零介电常数(epsilon near zero,ENZ)超材料单元结构的设计,并利用ENZ超材料的窄通道隧穿效应有效实现了窄带滤波功能,通过将3个ENZ超材料单元结构串联从而完成了带通滤波器基本结构的设计。在此基础上,将微波液晶材料引入ENZ超材料的隧穿通道中,利用液晶材料在外部驱动电压作用下介电参数可变的特性,最终实现了对带通滤波特性的有效调控。全波数值仿真结果表明,所提出的基于ENZ超材料的液晶带通滤波器能够实现中心频率15.88~16.73 GHz的调控,从而验证了设计方法的有效性。展开更多
Strong nonlinearity of plasmonic metamaterials can be designed near their effective plasma frequency in the epsilon-near-zero(ENZ) regime. We explore the realization of an all-optical modulator based on the Au nonline...Strong nonlinearity of plasmonic metamaterials can be designed near their effective plasma frequency in the epsilon-near-zero(ENZ) regime. We explore the realization of an all-optical modulator based on the Au nonlinearity using an ENZ cavity formed by a few Au nanorods inside a Si photonic waveguide. The resulting modulator has robust performance with a modulation depth of about 30 dB/μm and loss less than 0.8 dB for switching energies below 600 fJ. The modulator provides a double advantage of high mode transmission and strong nonlinearity enhancement in the few-nanorod-based design.展开更多
介电常数近零(Epsilon-near-zero,ENZ)复合超表面是一种由ENZ材料和金属纳米单元构成的超结构,因其可有效增强光场与物质相互作用而受到关注.本文设计并制备了基于氧化铟锡(Indium Tin Oxide,ITO)薄膜和金属纳米结构的非线性超表面,实...介电常数近零(Epsilon-near-zero,ENZ)复合超表面是一种由ENZ材料和金属纳米单元构成的超结构,因其可有效增强光场与物质相互作用而受到关注.本文设计并制备了基于氧化铟锡(Indium Tin Oxide,ITO)薄膜和金属纳米结构的非线性超表面,实验研究了该ENZ复合超表面宽波段偏振相关的非线性光学响应特性.与单一ITO薄膜相比,该ENZ复合超表面的非线性吸收系数和非线性折射率提高了2个数量级,并且可以有效增强三次谐波的产生.通过改变入射光的偏振状态,可以实现该复合超表面非线性折射和非线性吸收系数符号和大小的调控,并在x偏振入射条件下观察到最大~1.97 THz的蓝移.研究结果表明,该ENZ复合超表面可为发展高集成微纳光电器件提供材料平台,并可为微纳尺度下光场高效调控提供超快全光手段.展开更多
Focusing incident power into an area of high concentration is of significant interest for various applications.In optics,this has been traditionally achieved with lenses where a higher curvature and lens permittivity ...Focusing incident power into an area of high concentration is of significant interest for various applications.In optics,this has been traditionally achieved with lenses where a higher curvature and lens permittivity typically result in shorter focal distances(low f/D).In this work,we present designs and techniques for collecting,refracting and guiding incident light into an area of high power concentration(a hot spot)at extremely short distances.Specifically,a flat low-profile focusing mechanism is presented using a hetero-junction of anisotropic metamaterials(MTMs).The hetero-junction is formed from two cleaved finite slabs of low(near zero)permittivity anisotropic MTMs with rotated optical axes.The MTMs have near zero longitudinal permittivity while matched in the transverse direction.Such MTMs are shown to provide a unique ability to bend the transverse magnetic or p-polarized light away from the normal and along the interface,contrary to conventional dielectrics,and with minimal reflections;hence allowing for a low profile design.Realizations in the optical regime are presented using periodic bilayers of metal and dielectric.The proposed hetero-junction focusing device concentrates the normally incident plane wave and/or beam into a corresponding focal region similar to a lens via multiple refractions.The hetero-junction is capable of creating a hot spot very close to the device,much closer than dielectric lenses and it significantly outperforms the size requirements of thick high curvature lenses with low f/D ratios.The proposed designs can find applications in various scenarios including solar and thermo photovoltaics,photodetectors,concentrated photovoltaics,non-imaging optics,micro-and nano-Fresnel lenses.展开更多
文摘可调带通滤波器是物联网、卫星通信、智能天线等系统中不可缺少的关键器件之一。针对目前对可调带通滤波器小型化、低成本和高集成度等特点的应用需求,提出了一种基于液晶材料的可调带通滤波器设计方法。通过微带传输线结构实现了近零介电常数(epsilon near zero,ENZ)超材料单元结构的设计,并利用ENZ超材料的窄通道隧穿效应有效实现了窄带滤波功能,通过将3个ENZ超材料单元结构串联从而完成了带通滤波器基本结构的设计。在此基础上,将微波液晶材料引入ENZ超材料的隧穿通道中,利用液晶材料在外部驱动电压作用下介电参数可变的特性,最终实现了对带通滤波特性的有效调控。全波数值仿真结果表明,所提出的基于ENZ超材料的液晶带通滤波器能够实现中心频率15.88~16.73 GHz的调控,从而验证了设计方法的有效性。
基金Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC)H2020 European Research Council(ERC)project iPLASMM(321268)+2 种基金Royal SocietyWolfson FoundationEuropean Commission(EC)FP7 project(304179)(Marie Curie Actions)
文摘Strong nonlinearity of plasmonic metamaterials can be designed near their effective plasma frequency in the epsilon-near-zero(ENZ) regime. We explore the realization of an all-optical modulator based on the Au nonlinearity using an ENZ cavity formed by a few Au nanorods inside a Si photonic waveguide. The resulting modulator has robust performance with a modulation depth of about 30 dB/μm and loss less than 0.8 dB for switching energies below 600 fJ. The modulator provides a double advantage of high mode transmission and strong nonlinearity enhancement in the few-nanorod-based design.
文摘介电常数近零(Epsilon-near-zero,ENZ)复合超表面是一种由ENZ材料和金属纳米单元构成的超结构,因其可有效增强光场与物质相互作用而受到关注.本文设计并制备了基于氧化铟锡(Indium Tin Oxide,ITO)薄膜和金属纳米结构的非线性超表面,实验研究了该ENZ复合超表面宽波段偏振相关的非线性光学响应特性.与单一ITO薄膜相比,该ENZ复合超表面的非线性吸收系数和非线性折射率提高了2个数量级,并且可以有效增强三次谐波的产生.通过改变入射光的偏振状态,可以实现该复合超表面非线性折射和非线性吸收系数符号和大小的调控,并在x偏振入射条件下观察到最大~1.97 THz的蓝移.研究结果表明,该ENZ复合超表面可为发展高集成微纳光电器件提供材料平台,并可为微纳尺度下光场高效调控提供超快全光手段.
基金This work was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and by Defence Research and Development Canada.
文摘Focusing incident power into an area of high concentration is of significant interest for various applications.In optics,this has been traditionally achieved with lenses where a higher curvature and lens permittivity typically result in shorter focal distances(low f/D).In this work,we present designs and techniques for collecting,refracting and guiding incident light into an area of high power concentration(a hot spot)at extremely short distances.Specifically,a flat low-profile focusing mechanism is presented using a hetero-junction of anisotropic metamaterials(MTMs).The hetero-junction is formed from two cleaved finite slabs of low(near zero)permittivity anisotropic MTMs with rotated optical axes.The MTMs have near zero longitudinal permittivity while matched in the transverse direction.Such MTMs are shown to provide a unique ability to bend the transverse magnetic or p-polarized light away from the normal and along the interface,contrary to conventional dielectrics,and with minimal reflections;hence allowing for a low profile design.Realizations in the optical regime are presented using periodic bilayers of metal and dielectric.The proposed hetero-junction focusing device concentrates the normally incident plane wave and/or beam into a corresponding focal region similar to a lens via multiple refractions.The hetero-junction is capable of creating a hot spot very close to the device,much closer than dielectric lenses and it significantly outperforms the size requirements of thick high curvature lenses with low f/D ratios.The proposed designs can find applications in various scenarios including solar and thermo photovoltaics,photodetectors,concentrated photovoltaics,non-imaging optics,micro-and nano-Fresnel lenses.
