Tunable Composite Metamaterials with Imbedded Coherently Controllable Atomic or Molecular Materials

摘要

Research was conducted on the theoretical understanding of composite metamaterials at optical and near-infra-red frequencies by involving suitable atomic / molecular media in the construction the metamaterials designs that can be easily fabricated by conventional processes. Specific topics included: (1) Theoretical design of suitable coherently controllable metamaterials structures at optical and infra-red frequencies; (2) Engineering the bandwidths and bandstructures of metamaterials using atomic/molecular control; (3) Evaluation of the performance of optically controlled switches made from controllable metamaterials for photonic applications.