中国物理B ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (9): 97802-097802.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/9/097802

• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Effect of disorder on hyperbolic metamaterials

吕诚a b c, 李伟b, 蒋寻涯d e, 曹俊诚a   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China;
    b State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China;
    c University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    d Department of Illuminating Engineering and Light Sources, School of Information Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
    e Engineering Research Center of Advanced Lighting Technology, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • 收稿日期:2014-03-28 修回日期:2014-04-11 出版日期:2014-09-15 发布日期:2014-09-15

Effect of disorder on hyperbolic metamaterials

Lü Cheng (吕诚)a b c, Li Wei (李伟)b, Jiang Xun-Ya (蒋寻涯)d e, Cao Jun-Cheng (曹俊诚)a   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Terahertz Solid-State Technology, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China;
    b State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials for Informatics, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China;
    c University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
    d Department of Illuminating Engineering and Light Sources, School of Information Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;
    e Engineering Research Center of Advanced Lighting Technology, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2014-03-28 Revised:2014-04-11 Online:2014-09-15 Published:2014-09-15
  • Contact: Li Wei, Cao Jun-Cheng E-mail:waylee@mail.sim.ac.cn;jccao@mail.sim.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2014CB339803), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2011AA010205), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61131006, 61321492, 11174309, and 11204340), the Major National Development Project of Scientific Instrument and Equipment, China (Grant No. 2011YQ150021), the National Science and Technology Major Project, China (Grant No. 2011ZX02707), the Major Project, China (Project No. YYYJ-1123-1), the International Collaboration and Innovation Program on High Mobility Materials Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology, China (Grant Nos. 10JC1417000 and 14JC1407602).

摘要: Based on a modified retrieving method, we demonstrate that hyperbolic metamaterials (HMs) have considerable robustness against disorders, even when the disorder strength is quite large. Our retrieval method is more precise when retrieving the parameters for anisotropic metamaterials. We also show that the light's negative refraction of an HM is nearly unaffected when relatively large disorders exist. These results help us to understand the HMs and they have a direct significance for experiments.

关键词: hyperbolic metamaterials, disorder, retrieving method

Abstract: Based on a modified retrieving method, we demonstrate that hyperbolic metamaterials (HMs) have considerable robustness against disorders, even when the disorder strength is quite large. Our retrieval method is more precise when retrieving the parameters for anisotropic metamaterials. We also show that the light's negative refraction of an HM is nearly unaffected when relatively large disorders exist. These results help us to understand the HMs and they have a direct significance for experiments.

Key words: hyperbolic metamaterials, disorder, retrieving method

中图分类号:  (Multilayers; superlattices; photonic structures; metamaterials)

  • 78.67.Pt
74.62.En (Effects of disorder) 79.60.Ht (Disordered structures)