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Thermal tunability in terahertz metamaterials fabricated on strontium titanate single crystal substrates
We report an experimental demonstration of thermal tuning of resonance
frequency in a planar terahertz metamaterial consisting of a gold split-ring
resonator array fabricated on a bulk single crystal strontium titanate (SrTiO3)
substrate. Cooling the metamaterial starting from 409 K down to 150 K causes
about 50% shift in resonance frequency as compare to its room temperature
resonance, and there is very little variation in resonance strength. The
resonance shift is due to the temperature-dependent refractive index (or the
dielectric constant) of the strontium titanate. The experiment opens up avenues
for designing tunable terahertz devices by exploiting the temperature sensitive
characteristic of high dielectric constant substrates and complex metal oxide
materials.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures, accepted at Optics Letter
Interference theory of metamaterial perfect absorbers
The impedance matching in metamaterial perfect absorbers has been believed to
involve and rely on magnetic resonant response, with a direct evidence from the
anti-parallel directions of surface currents in the metal structures. Here we
present a different theoretical interpretation based on interferences, which
shows that the two layers of metal structure in metamaterial absorbers are
linked only by multiple reflections with negligible near-field interactions or
magnetic resonances. This is further supported by the out-of-phase surface
currents derived at the interfaces of resonator array and ground plane through
multiple reflections and superpositions. The theory developed here explains all
features observed in narrowband metamaterial absorbers and therefore provides a
profound understanding of the underlying physics.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Optics Expres
Planar Metamaterials for Antireflection Coating
We present a novel antireflection approach utilizing planar metamaterials on
dielectric surfaces. It consists of a split-ring resonator array and a metal
mesh separated by a thin dielectric spacer. The coating dramatically reduces
the reflectance and greatly enhances the transmittance over a wide range of
incidence angles and a narrow bandwidth. Antireflection is achieved by
tailoring the magnitude and phase shifts of waves reflected and transmitted at
metamaterial boundaries, resulting in a destructive interference in reflection
and constructive interference in transmission. The coating can be very thin and
there is no requirement for the spacer dielectric constant
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