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Spectral collapse in ensembles of meta-molecules

Spectral collapse in ensembles of meta-molecules
Spectral collapse in ensembles of meta-molecules
We report on a new collective phenomenon in metamaterials: spectral line collapse with increasing number of the unit cell resonators (meta-molecules). Resembling the behaviour of exotic states of matter, such as Bose-Einstein condensates of excitons and magnons, this new effect is linked to the suppression of radiation losses in periodic arrays. We demonstrate experimentally spectral line collapse at microwave, terahertz and optical frequencies. It emerges as a universal and truly scalable effect underpinned by classical electromagnetic interactions between the excited meta-molecules.
Fedotov, V.A.
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Papasimakis, N.
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Walther, M.
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Kuo, P.
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Tsai, D.P.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Walther, M.
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Kuo, P.
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Fedotov, V.A., Papasimakis, N., Plum, E., Bitzer, A., Walther, M., Kuo, P., Tsai, D.P. and Zheludev, N.I. (2010) Spectral collapse in ensembles of meta-molecules. Physical Review Letters, 104 (22), [223901]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.223901).

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We report on a new collective phenomenon in metamaterials: spectral line collapse with increasing number of the unit cell resonators (meta-molecules). Resembling the behaviour of exotic states of matter, such as Bose-Einstein condensates of excitons and magnons, this new effect is linked to the suppression of radiation losses in periodic arrays. We demonstrate experimentally spectral line collapse at microwave, terahertz and optical frequencies. It emerges as a universal and truly scalable effect underpinned by classical electromagnetic interactions between the excited meta-molecules.

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Published date: June 2010
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre, Physics & Astronomy
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Local EPrints ID: 176481
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/176481
DOI: doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.223901
PURE UUID: cb7e69b5-b028-4233-bf2f-26a7024dfd56
ORCID for N. Papasimakis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-6347-6466
ORCID for E. Plum: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-1840
ORCID for N.I. Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 09 Mar 2011 08:46
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:44

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Author: V.A. Fedotov
Author: N. Papasimakis ORCID iD
Author: E. Plum ORCID iD
Author: A. Bitzer
Author: M. Walther
Author: P. Kuo
Author: D.P. Tsai
Author: N.I. Zheludev ORCID iD

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