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All metamaterial applications are based upon the idea that extreme material properties can be achieved through appropriate dynamic homogenization of composites. This homogenization is almost always done for infinite domains and the results…

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In this letter, we provide an experimental demonstration of amplitude-dependent dispersion tuning of surface acoustic waves interacting with nonlinear resonators. Leveraging the similarity between the dispersion properties of plate edge…

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In two space dimensions and one time dimension a wave changes its shape even in the absence of a dispersive medium. However, this anomalous dispersive behavior in empty two-dimensional space does not occur if the wave dynamics is described…

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We theoretically demonstrate the concept of metadamping in dissipative metamaterials. We consider an infinite mass-spring chain with repeated local resonators and a statically equivalent periodic chain whose wave propagation characteristics…

Materials Science · Physics 2014-12-01 Mahmoud I. Hussein , Michael J. Frazier

This note analytically investigates non-reciprocal wave dispersion in locally resonant acoustic metamaterials. Dispersion relations associated with space-time varying modulations of inertial and stiffness parameters of the base material and…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-01-11 M. A. Attarzadeh , H. Al Ba'ba'a , M. Nouh

Scattering of electromagnetic (EM) waves by many small particles, embedded in a given medium, is studied. Physical properties of the particles are described by their boundary impedances. The limiting equation is obtained for the effective…

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Temporal metamaterials are artificially manufactured materials with time-dependent material properties that exhibit interesting phenomena when waves propagate through them. The propagation of electromagnetic waves in such time-varying…

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We demonstrate a controllable electromagnetic wave reflector/absorber for different polarizations with metamaterial involving electromagnetic resonant structures coupled with diodes. Through biasing at different voltages to turn ON and OFF…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-20 Bo Zhu , Yijun Feng , Juming Zhao , Ci Huang , Tian Jiang

Here, we present an overview of recent developments in the characterization of electromagnetic and quantum metamaterials using effective medium methods. It is highlighted that both electromagnetic and electronic systems can be homogenized…

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We simulated modifications to a model of a two-dimensional paramagnetic semiconductor called the half-BHZ model, also known as the QWZ model, and simulated a modified full BHZ model, where a time reversal pair is introduced. Our…

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We present an elementary discussion of the momentum transferred by an electromagnetic wave propagating in a dispersive medium. Our analysis is based on Minkowski's electromagnetic momentum density which have been recently seen to be…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-01-30 Rodrigo Medina , J. Stephany

In the present paper we study the long wavelength and slow time scale behavior of a coasting beam in a resonator adopting a broad-band impedance model. Based on the renormalization group approach we derive a set of coupled evolution…

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We model propagation of electromagnetic waves in a medium, which is inhomogeneous with a rough layer, and which hides an object. We first get an effective medium, and then we solve the problem by integral equations.

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We study the propagation of electromagnetic (EM) waves in extremely dense exotic systems with very unique properties. These EM waves develop a longitudinal component due to interactions with the medium. Renormalization scheme of QED is used…

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We investigate the reflection coefficient of spin waves propagating in an ultra-thin ferromagnetic film with regions where saturation magnetization is modulated. We find analytically and using micromagnetic simulations that there are…

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In the past decades, many efforts have been devoted to the temporal manipulation of waves, especially focusing on slowing down their propagation. In electromagnetism, from microwave to optics, as well as in acoustics or for elastic waves,…

A model quantum wire embedded in a matrix permeable to electron waves is investigated in terms of electronic states. The wire is assumed to have a 1D crystal structure. Through electron waves propagating in its surroundings, lateral modes…

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Scattering of electromagnetic (EM) waves by many small particles (bodies), embedded in a thin layer, is studied. Physical properties of the particles are described by their boundary impedances. The thin layer of depth of the order $O(a)$…

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Here, we present an overview of a first principles homogenization theory of periodic metamaterials. It is shown that in a rather general context it is possible to formally introduce effective parameters that describe the time evolution of…

Optics · Physics 2020-02-18 Sylvain Lannebère , Tiago A. Morgado , Mário G. Silveirinha

Space-time varying media enable unprecedented control over electromagnetic waves, yet most existing studies assume idealized, nondispersive materials and thus fail to capture the intrinsic frequency dispersion of realistic platforms. Here,…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-16 Klaas De Kinder , Christophe Caloz