Metamaterials with index ellipsoids at arbitrary k-points
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Author(s)
Chen, Wen-Jie
Hou, Bo
Zhang, Zhao-Qing
Pendry, John B
Chan, CT
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Propagation behaviors of electromagnetic waves are governed by the equifrequency surface of the medium. Up to now, ordinary materials, including the medium exist in nature and the man-made metamaterials, always have an equifrequency surface (ellipsoid or hyperboloid) centered at zero k-point. Here we propose a new type of metamaterial possessing multiple index ellipsoids centered at arbitrary nonzero k-points. Their locations in momentum space are determined by the connectivity of a set of interpenetrating metallic scaffolds, whereas the group velocities of the modes are determined by the geometrical details. Such system is a new class of metamaterial whose properties arise from global connectivity and hence can have broadband functionality in applications such as negative refraction, orientation-dependent coupling effect, and cavity without walls, and they are fundamentally different from ordinary resonant metamaterials that are inherently bandwidth limited. We perform microwave experiments to confirm our findings.
Date Issued
2018-05-25
Date Acceptance
2018-05-01
Citation
Nature Communications, 2018, 9, pp.1-10
ISSN
2041-1723
Publisher
Nature Research (part of Springer Nature)
Start Page
1
End Page
10
Journal / Book Title
Nature Communications
Volume
9
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000433068400001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
EP/L024926/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
LOW-FREQUENCY PLASMONS
NEGATIVE REFRACTION
MICROWAVE-FREQUENCIES
MAGNETIC RESPONSE
PHOTONIC CRYSTALS
NANOWIRES
TERAHERTZ
ARRAYS
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 2086
Date Publish Online
2018-05-25