Negative phase advance in polarization independent, multi-layer negative-index metamaterials
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2008
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Optics Express
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1094-4087
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Optical Society of American (OSA)
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16
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12
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8835 - 8844
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English
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We demonstrate a polarization independent negative-index metamaterial (NIM) at microwave frequencies. Transmission measurements and simulations predict a left-handed transmission band with negative permittivity and negative permeability. A negative-index is verified by using the retrieval procedure. Effective parameters of single-layer and twolayer NIMs are shown to be different. Negative phase advance is verified within the negative-index regime by measuring the phase shift between different sized negative-index metamaterials. Backward wave propagation is observed in the numerical simulations at frequencies where the phase advance is negative. ©2008 Optical Society of America.
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Computer simulation , Materials science , Measurements , Polarization , Production platforms , Backward wave propagation , Effective parameters , Left-handed (CRLH) transmission , Metamaterial (MM) , Metamaterials (MTM) , Multilayer (ML) , Negative permeability , Negative permittivity , Negative phase , Negative-index , Numerical simulations , Polarization independent , Retrieval (MIR) , Single layers , Transmission measurements , Electronic equipment , Light , Materials testing , Methodology , Optics , Radiation scattering , Rrefractometry , Theoretical model