Unifying approach to left-handed material design

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作者
Zhou, Jiangfeng [1 ]
Economon, Eleftherios N.
Koschny, Thomas
Soukoulis, Costas M.
机构
[1] Iowa State Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[2] Iowa State Univ, Ctr Microelect Res, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[3] Univ Crete, FORTH, Inst Elect Struct & Laser, Iraklion, Greece
[4] Univ Crete, Dept Phys, Iraklion, Greece
[5] Iowa State Univ, Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[6] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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10.1364/OL.31.003620
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We show that equivalent circuits offer a qualitative and even quantitative simple explanation for the behavior of various types of left-handed (or negative-index) metamaterials. This allows us to optimize design features and parameters while avoiding trial and error simulations or fabrications. In particular, we apply this unifying circuit approach in accounting for the features and in optimizing the structure employing parallel metallic bars on the two sides of a dielectric film. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.
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页码:3620 / 3622
页数:3
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