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Low losses left-handed materials with optimized electric and magnetic resonance

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We propose that the losses in left-handed materials (LHMs) can be significantly affected by changing the coupling relationship between electric and magnetic resonance. A double bowknot shaped structure (DBS) is used to construct the LHMs. And the magnetic resonance of the DBS, which resonated in the case of lower and higher frequencies than the electric resonant dip, is studied in simulation and experiment by tailoring the structural parameters. The case of magnetic resonance located at low electric resonance frequencies band is confirmed to have relatively low losses. Using full wave simulation of prism shaped structure composed of DBS unit cells, we prove the negative refraction behavior in such a frame. This study can serve as a guide for designing other similar metal–dielectric–metal (MDM) in low losses at terahertz or higher frequencies.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, P.R. China

    Xin Zhou, Yahong Liu & Xiaopeng Zhao

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Zhou, X., Liu, Y. & Zhao, X. Low losses left-handed materials with optimized electric and magnetic resonance. Appl. Phys. A 98, 643–649 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-009-5458-x

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