Abstract

We present a structure exhibiting a negative index of refraction at visible or near infrared frequencies using a single metal layer. This contrasts with recently developed structures based on metal-dielectric-metal composites. The proposed metamaterial consists of periodically arranged thick stripes interacting with each other to give rise to a negative permeability. Improved designs that allow for a negative index for both polarizations are also presented. The structures are numerically analyzed and it is shown that the dimensions can be engineered to shift the negative index band within a region ranging from telecommunication wavelengths down to blue light.

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  1. A. Ricardo, Akhlesh Depine, and Lakhtakia, “A new condition to identify isotropic dielectric-magnetic materials displaying negative phase velocity,” Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett. 41, 315–316 (2004).
    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
  3. R. A. Shelby, D. R. Smith, and S. Schultz, “Experimental verification of a negative index of refraction,” Science 292, 77–79 (2001).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  4. Costas M. Soukoulis, Stefan Linden, and Martin Wegener, “Negative refractive index at optical wavelengths,” Science 315, 47–49 (2007).
    [Crossref] [PubMed]
  5. J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]
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    [Crossref]

2007 (3)

2006 (1)

Zhiming Huang, Jianqiang Xue, Yun Hou, Junhao Chu, and D.H. Zhang, “Optical magnetic response from parallel plate metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 193105 (2006).
[Crossref]

2005 (2)

Vladimir M. Shalaev, Wenshan Cai, Hsiao-Kuan Chettiar, Andrey K. Yuan, Vladimir P. Sarychev, Alexander V. Drachev, and Kildishev, “Negative index of refraction in optical metamaterials,” Opt. Lett.  30, 3356–3358 (2005).
[Crossref]

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2004 (2)

A. Ricardo, Akhlesh Depine, and Lakhtakia, “A new condition to identify isotropic dielectric-magnetic materials displaying negative phase velocity,” Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett. 41, 315–316 (2004).
[Crossref]

Xudong Chen, Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk, Bae-Ian Wu, Joe Pacheco, and Jin Au Kong, “Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 70, 016608 (2004).
[Crossref]

2003 (1)

T. Koschny, P. Markos, D. R. Smith, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Resonant and antiresonant frequency dependence of the effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 68, 065602 (2003).
[Crossref]

2002 (1)

D. R. Smith, S. Schultz, P. Markos, and C.M. Soukoulis, “Determination of effective permittivity and permeability of metamaterials from reflection and transmission coefficients,” Phys. Rev. B 65, 195104 (2002).
[Crossref]

2001 (1)

R. A. Shelby, D. R. Smith, and S. Schultz, “Experimental verification of a negative index of refraction,” Science 292, 77–79 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

1999 (1)

J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, “Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Technol. 47, 2075–2084 (1999).
[Crossref]

1972 (1)

P.B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical Constants of the Noble Metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370–4379 (1972).
[Crossref]

Cai, W.

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

Cai, Wenshan

Chen, Xudong

Xudong Chen, Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk, Bae-Ian Wu, Joe Pacheco, and Jin Au Kong, “Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 70, 016608 (2004).
[Crossref]

Chettiar, Hsiao-Kuan

Chettiar, U. K.

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

Christy, R. W.

P.B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical Constants of the Noble Metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370–4379 (1972).
[Crossref]

Chu, Junhao

Zhiming Huang, Jianqiang Xue, Yun Hou, Junhao Chu, and D.H. Zhang, “Optical magnetic response from parallel plate metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 193105 (2006).
[Crossref]

Depine, Akhlesh

A. Ricardo, Akhlesh Depine, and Lakhtakia, “A new condition to identify isotropic dielectric-magnetic materials displaying negative phase velocity,” Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett. 41, 315–316 (2004).
[Crossref]

Dolling, G.

Drachev, Alexander V.

Drachev, V. P.

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

Economou, E. N.

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Grzegorczyk, Tomasz M.

Xudong Chen, Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk, Bae-Ian Wu, Joe Pacheco, and Jin Au Kong, “Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 70, 016608 (2004).
[Crossref]

Holden, A. J.

J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, “Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Technol. 47, 2075–2084 (1999).
[Crossref]

Hou, Yun

Zhiming Huang, Jianqiang Xue, Yun Hou, Junhao Chu, and D.H. Zhang, “Optical magnetic response from parallel plate metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 193105 (2006).
[Crossref]

Huang, Zhiming

Zhiming Huang, Jianqiang Xue, Yun Hou, Junhao Chu, and D.H. Zhang, “Optical magnetic response from parallel plate metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 193105 (2006).
[Crossref]

Johnson, P.B.

P.B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical Constants of the Noble Metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370–4379 (1972).
[Crossref]

Kafesaki, M.

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Kildishev,

Kildishev, A. V.

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

Kong, Jin Au

Xudong Chen, Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk, Bae-Ian Wu, Joe Pacheco, and Jin Au Kong, “Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 70, 016608 (2004).
[Crossref]

Koschny, T.

T. Koschny, P. Markos, D. R. Smith, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Resonant and antiresonant frequency dependence of the effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 68, 065602 (2003).
[Crossref]

Koschny, Th.

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Lakhtakia,

A. Ricardo, Akhlesh Depine, and Lakhtakia, “A new condition to identify isotropic dielectric-magnetic materials displaying negative phase velocity,” Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett. 41, 315–316 (2004).
[Crossref]

Linden, S.

Linden, Stefan

Costas M. Soukoulis, Stefan Linden, and Martin Wegener, “Negative refractive index at optical wavelengths,” Science 315, 47–49 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Markos, P.

T. Koschny, P. Markos, D. R. Smith, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Resonant and antiresonant frequency dependence of the effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 68, 065602 (2003).
[Crossref]

D. R. Smith, S. Schultz, P. Markos, and C.M. Soukoulis, “Determination of effective permittivity and permeability of metamaterials from reflection and transmission coefficients,” Phys. Rev. B 65, 195104 (2002).
[Crossref]

Pacheco, Joe

Xudong Chen, Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk, Bae-Ian Wu, Joe Pacheco, and Jin Au Kong, “Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 70, 016608 (2004).
[Crossref]

Pendry, J. B.

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, “Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Technol. 47, 2075–2084 (1999).
[Crossref]

Ricardo, A.

A. Ricardo, Akhlesh Depine, and Lakhtakia, “A new condition to identify isotropic dielectric-magnetic materials displaying negative phase velocity,” Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett. 41, 315–316 (2004).
[Crossref]

Robbins, D. J.

J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, “Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Technol. 47, 2075–2084 (1999).
[Crossref]

Sarychev, Vladimir P.

Scalora, Michael

Schultz, S.

D. R. Smith, S. Schultz, P. Markos, and C.M. Soukoulis, “Determination of effective permittivity and permeability of metamaterials from reflection and transmission coefficients,” Phys. Rev. B 65, 195104 (2002).
[Crossref]

R. A. Shelby, D. R. Smith, and S. Schultz, “Experimental verification of a negative index of refraction,” Science 292, 77–79 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Shalaev, V. M.

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

Shalaev, Vladimir M.

Shelby, R. A.

R. A. Shelby, D. R. Smith, and S. Schultz, “Experimental verification of a negative index of refraction,” Science 292, 77–79 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Smith, D. R.

T. Koschny, P. Markos, D. R. Smith, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Resonant and antiresonant frequency dependence of the effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 68, 065602 (2003).
[Crossref]

D. R. Smith, S. Schultz, P. Markos, and C.M. Soukoulis, “Determination of effective permittivity and permeability of metamaterials from reflection and transmission coefficients,” Phys. Rev. B 65, 195104 (2002).
[Crossref]

R. A. Shelby, D. R. Smith, and S. Schultz, “Experimental verification of a negative index of refraction,” Science 292, 77–79 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Soukoulis, C. M.

G. Dolling, M. Wegener, C. M. Soukoulis, and S. Linden, “Negative-index metamaterial at 780 nm wavelength,” Opt. Lett. 32, 53–55 (2007).
[Crossref]

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Koschny, P. Markos, D. R. Smith, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Resonant and antiresonant frequency dependence of the effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 68, 065602 (2003).
[Crossref]

Soukoulis, C.M.

D. R. Smith, S. Schultz, P. Markos, and C.M. Soukoulis, “Determination of effective permittivity and permeability of metamaterials from reflection and transmission coefficients,” Phys. Rev. B 65, 195104 (2002).
[Crossref]

Soukoulis, Costas M.

Costas M. Soukoulis, Stefan Linden, and Martin Wegener, “Negative refractive index at optical wavelengths,” Science 315, 47–49 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Stewart, W. J.

J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, “Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Technol. 47, 2075–2084 (1999).
[Crossref]

Wegener, M.

Wegener, Martin

Costas M. Soukoulis, Stefan Linden, and Martin Wegener, “Negative refractive index at optical wavelengths,” Science 315, 47–49 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Wu, Bae-Ian

Xudong Chen, Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk, Bae-Ian Wu, Joe Pacheco, and Jin Au Kong, “Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 70, 016608 (2004).
[Crossref]

Xiao, S.

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

Xue, Jianqiang

Zhiming Huang, Jianqiang Xue, Yun Hou, Junhao Chu, and D.H. Zhang, “Optical magnetic response from parallel plate metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 193105 (2006).
[Crossref]

Yuan, Andrey K.

Yuan, H.-K.

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

Zhang, D.H.

Zhiming Huang, Jianqiang Xue, Yun Hou, Junhao Chu, and D.H. Zhang, “Optical magnetic response from parallel plate metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 193105 (2006).
[Crossref]

Zhou, J.

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Technol. (1)

J. B. Pendry, A. J. Holden, D. J. Robbins, and W. J. Stewart, “Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena,” IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Technol. 47, 2075–2084 (1999).
[Crossref]

Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett. (1)

A. Ricardo, Akhlesh Depine, and Lakhtakia, “A new condition to identify isotropic dielectric-magnetic materials displaying negative phase velocity,” Microwave Opt. Technol. Lett. 41, 315–316 (2004).
[Crossref]

Opt. Express (1)

Opt. Lett. (2)

Phys. Rev. B (3)

P.B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical Constants of the Noble Metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370–4379 (1972).
[Crossref]

D. R. Smith, S. Schultz, P. Markos, and C.M. Soukoulis, “Determination of effective permittivity and permeability of metamaterials from reflection and transmission coefficients,” Phys. Rev. B 65, 195104 (2002).
[Crossref]

Zhiming Huang, Jianqiang Xue, Yun Hou, Junhao Chu, and D.H. Zhang, “Optical magnetic response from parallel plate metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. B 74, 193105 (2006).
[Crossref]

Phys. Rev. E (2)

Xudong Chen, Tomasz M. Grzegorczyk, Bae-Ian Wu, Joe Pacheco, and Jin Au Kong, “Robust method to retrieve the constitutive effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 70, 016608 (2004).
[Crossref]

T. Koschny, P. Markos, D. R. Smith, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Resonant and antiresonant frequency dependence of the effective parameters of metamaterials,” Phys. Rev. E 68, 065602 (2003).
[Crossref]

Phys. Rev. Lett. (1)

J. Zhou, Th. Koschny, M. Kafesaki, E. N. Economou, J. B. Pendry, and C. M. Soukoulis, “Saturation of the magnetic response of split-ring resonators at optical frequencies,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 223902 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Science (2)

R. A. Shelby, D. R. Smith, and S. Schultz, “Experimental verification of a negative index of refraction,” Science 292, 77–79 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Costas M. Soukoulis, Stefan Linden, and Martin Wegener, “Negative refractive index at optical wavelengths,” Science 315, 47–49 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Other (1)

U. K. Chettiar, A. V. Kildishev, H.-K. Yuan, W. Cai, S. Xiao, V. P. Drachev, and V. M. Shalaev, “Dual-band negative index metamaterial: Double-negative at 813 nm and single-negative at 772 nm,” http://arxiv.org/ftp/physics/papers/0612/0612247.pdf.

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.

(a) Basic metamaterial lattice. All other designs are derived from this one. (b) Double stripe metamaterial. (c) Square rings metamaterial (double stripes crossing in normal directions). (d) Cross-hair metamaterial (adding perpendicular stripes to structure in (a). (e) Unit cell of (c) and incident wave (same orientation for all structures).

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.

Calculated currents and fields near the gap for design 1(a). Dimensions are the same as in Fig. 3. (a) Currents below magnetic resonance (450 THz). (b) Currents above magnetic resonance (510 THz) for the same phase of the incident wave. (c) Electric field (510 THz). (d) Magnetic field (510 THz). In all cases, the incident wave has the direction drawn in (c)

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.

S parameters and real parts of the permittivity and permeability of structures in Fig. 1.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.

(a) Dependence of fres and fp on scaling. The base structure (S=1) has dimensions t=w=220 nm, s=60 nm and a total stripe length equal to 440 nm. (b) Dependence of fres and fp on s. Dimensions are t=w=110 nm and 220 nm stripe length.

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5.

Retrieved parameters for structure 1(a) with t=w=110 nm, s=60 nm and length 220 nm. Left: Factor of merit and real part of the refractive index. Right: Real parts of permittivity and permeability.

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Fig. 6.
Fig. 6.

Proposed 3D metamaterial.

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