Optical transmission properties of a zero index material plate

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  • 1.School of Science,China University of Geosciences Beijing,Beijing 100083,China; 2.Department of Physics,Capital Normal University,Beijing 100048,China; 3.Beijing Railway No. 2 Middle School,Beijing 100045,China

Received date: 2018-04-27

  Revised date: 2018-10-30

  Online published: 2019-06-10

Abstract

The zero-index material ( ZIM) is a new type of meta-material,which is flourishing in recent years.

It has unique properties and wide applications,as a result,it is not only active in the frontiers of scientific research

and also worth being recommended to physics classes. In this paper,the electromagnetic properties inside the ZIMs

and the transmission characteristics of a ZIM plate are theoretically analyzed by using the classical electrodynamics

and numerically simulated by using a commercial software. The results show that,as a double ZIM plate, if the

impedance is matched with that of the free space, its transmittance is independent of the thickness of the plate,the

value is always maintained at 1; while for a single ZIM plate, its transmittance decreases with the increase of the

thickness. The reasons for these two special transmission characteristics are further analyzed. These results have a

guiding significance and reference value for understanding the characteristics of the ZIMs and designing the

functional devices using the ZIMs.

Cite this article

GAO Hua, WEI Guo-guo, LIU Mei-qing, GUO Xiao-tong, WANG Yi-xian, ZHANG Qiang . Optical transmission properties of a zero index material plate[J]. College Physics, 2019 , 38(5) : 15 . DOI: 10.16854 /j.cnki.1000-0712.180256

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