Anisotropic change in THz resonance of planar metamaterials by liquid crystal and carbon nanotube

作者:Woo J H*; Choi E; Kang Boyoung; Kim E S; Kim J; Lee Y U; Hong Tae Y; Kim Jae H; Lee Ilha; Lee Young Hee; Wu J W
来源:Optics Express, 2012, 20(14): 15440-15451.
DOI:10.1364/OE.20.015440

摘要

THz metamaterials are employed to examine changes in the meta-resonances when two anisotropic organic materials, liquid crystal and carbon nanotubes, are placed on top of metamaterials. In both anisotropic double split-ring resonators and isotropic four-fold symmetric split-ring resonators, anisotropic interactions between the electric field and organic materials are enhanced in the vicinity of meta-resonances. In liquid crystal, meta-resonance frequency shift is observed with the magneto-optical coupling giving rise to the largest anisotropic shift. In carbon nanotube, meta-resonance absorptions, parallel and perpendicular to nanotube direction, experience different amount of broadening of Lorentzian oscillator of meta-resonance. Investigation reported here opens the application of metamaterials as a sensor for anisotropic materials.

  • 出版日期2012-7-2