Double-negative electromagnetic metamaterials due to chirality

Ammari, Habib; Wu, Wei; Yu, Sanghyeon

doi:10.1090/qam/1516

Authors: Habib Ammari, Wei Wu and Sanghyeon Yu
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 77 (2019), 105-130
MSC (2010): Primary 35Q60, 35C20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/1516
Published electronically: September 17, 2018
MathSciNet review: 3897921
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Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide a mathematical theory for understanding the mechanism behind the double-negative refractive index phenomenon in chiral materials. The design of double-negative metamaterials generally requires the use of two different kinds of sub-wavelength resonators, which may limit the applicability of double-negative metamaterials. Herein, we rely on media that consist of only a single-type of dielectric resonant element, and show how the chirality of the background medium induces double-negative refractive index metamaterial, which refracts waves negatively, hence acting as a superlens. Using plasmonic dielectric particles, it is proved that both the effective electric permittivity and the magnetic permeability can be negative near some resonant frequencies. A justification of the approximation of a plasmonic particle in a chiral medium by the sum of a resonant electric dipole and a resonant magnetic dipole is provided. Moreover, the set of resonant frequencies is characterized. For an appropriate volume fraction of plasmonic particles with certain conditions on their configuration, a double-negative effective medium can be obtained when the frequency is near one of the resonant frequencies.

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