Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 17, Number 1, 2021
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Article Number | 11 | |
Number of page(s) | 9 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41476-021-00157-8 | |
Published online | 16 June 2021 |
Research
Metamaterials subwavelength terahertz resonant cavities
1
Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), School of Physics, The University of Sydney, 2006, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2
Al-Karkh University of Science, 10003, Baghdad, Iraq
3
Institute of Laser for Postgraduate Studies, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
a
mohanad.alrubaiee@kus.edu.iq
Received:
31
January
2021
Accepted:
7
June
2021
One of the unique properties of metamaterials is the ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves at subwavelength scales, made possible by their structure on these scales. Here, rather than consider effective bulk properties, we consider the properties of microscopic features based on considering resonant unit cells. We used wire array metamaterials to form localized resonant cavities by changing the resonance frequency of one or more unit cells, surrounded by unchanged unit cells that do not support resonance for the propagating mode (i.e. forming a band gap). We validate our approach experimentally with electromagnetic waves in the terahertz range, demonstrating and characterizing subwavelength resonant cavities in this range. These resonant cavities can pave the way for ultra-compact subwavelength waveguides and other optical components.
Key words: Metamaterials / Subwavelength cavities / Resonator
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