期刊
MATERIALS
卷 4, 期 2, 页码 390-416出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma4020390
关键词
optical metamaterial; dielectrophoretic effect; gold nano-rods; gradient of refractive index; field induced birefringence; optical cloak; liquid crystal formed by metal particles
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资金
- AFOSR [FA9550-10-1-0527]
- DOE [DE-FG02-06ER46331]
- AFOSR MURI [FA9550-06-1-0337]
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [DE-FG02-06ER46331] Funding Source: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
In modern transformation optics, one explores metamaterials with properties that vary from point to point in space and time, suitable for application in devices such as an optical invisibility cloak and an optical black hole. We propose an approach to construct spatially varying and switchable metamaterials that are based on colloidal dispersions of metal nano-rods (NRs) in dielectric fluids, in which dielectrophoretic forces, originating in the electric field gradients, create spatially varying configurations of aligned NRs. The electric field controls orientation and concentration of NRs and thus modulates the optical properties of the medium. Using gold (Au) NRs dispersed in toluene, we demonstrate electrically induced change in refractive index on the order of 0.1.
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