Low-loss metamaterials based on classical electromagnetically induced transparency
Journal article, 2009

We demonstrate theoretically that electromagnetically induced transparency can be achieved in metamaterials, in which electromagnetic radiation is interacting resonantly with mesoscopic oscillators rather than with atoms. We describe novel metamaterial designs that can support a full dark resonant state upon interaction with an electromagnetic beam and we present results of its frequency-dependent effective permeability and permittivity. These results, showing a transparency window with extremely low absorption and strong dispersion, are confirmed by accurate simulations of the electromagnetic field propagation in the metamaterial.

electromagnetically induced transparency

classical analogue

Fano resonance

slow light

metamaterials

Author

Philippe Tassin

Chalmers, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Theory

Lei Zhang

Thomas Koschny

E. N. Economou

Costas M. Soukoulis

Physical Review Letters

0031-9007 (ISSN) 1079-7114 (eISSN)

Vol. 102 5 053901-

Areas of Advance

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (SO 2010-2017, EI 2018-)

Subject Categories

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

Condensed Matter Physics

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.053901

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10/7/2017