Coherent and incoherent metamaterials and the order-disorder transitions
Optics
2010-09-03 v1
Abstract
We demonstrate a new class of "coherent" metamaterials, where a regular ensemble of meta-molecules shows a collective, i.e. coherent, narrow band resonant response, while disordering the ensemble leads to broadening and eventually disappearance of the resonance. We draw parallels between the observed collective behavior of meta-molecules and the Mossbauer effect and notice certain remarkable similarities with the phase transitions of ferromagnetic systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.2361,
title = {Coherent and incoherent metamaterials and the order-disorder transitions},
author = {Nikitas Papasimakis and Vassili A. Fedotov and Yuan Hsing Fu and Din Ping Tsai and Nikolay I. Zheludev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2361},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures