Tunable two-dimensional left-handed material consisting of ferrite rods and metallic wires

Opt Express. 2009 Aug 3;17(16):13373-80. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.013373.

Abstract

We demonstrate a magnetically tunable and two-dimensional (2D) left-handed material (LHM) consisting of an array of ferrite rods and metallic wires by experiments and simulations. It shows that the ferrite rod has a 2D isotropic negative permeability. By combining the ferrite rods with metallic wires, we observe experimentally a 2D LH passband that can be tuned dynamically, continuously and reversibly by an external magnetic field within in a wide frequency range with a response of 3.5 GHz/kOe. Retrieved effective parameters based on simulated scattering parameters show that operating frequency and value of negative refraction index can be conveniently tuned by changing the external magnetic field.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Ferric Compounds / chemistry*
  • Light
  • Materials Testing
  • Metals / chemistry*
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Optical Devices*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Scattering, Radiation

Substances

  • Ferric Compounds
  • Metals
  • ferrite