Yueli Song

Broadband plasmon-induced transparency in terahertz metamaterials via constructive interference of electric and magnetic couplings.

Plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) is a result of destructive interference of different plasmonic resonators. Due to the extreme dispersion within the narrow transparency window, PIT metamaterials are utilized to realize slow light and nonlinear effect. However, other applications such as broadband filtering more desire a broad transmission frequency band at the PIT resonance. In this paper, a broadband PIT effect is demonstrated theoretically in a planar terahertz metamaterial, consisting of a U-shaped ring (USR) supporting electric and magnetic dipole modes as the bright resonator and a cut wire pair (CWP) possessing planar electric quadrupole and magnetic dipole modes as the dark resonator. The dark resonant modes of the CWP can be excited simultaneously via near-field by both the electric and magnetic dipole modes of the USR. When the electric as well as magnetic excitation pathways constructively interact with each other, the enhanced near-field coupling between bright and dark resonators gives rise to an ultra-broad transparency window across a frequency range greater than 0.61 THz in the transmittance spectrum.

Measurements of the cross section for the 182W(n,p)182(m+g)Ta and 184(n,p)184Ta reactions in the 14 MeV energy range using the activation technique

The cross section for the (182)W(n,p)(182(m+g))Ta and (184)W(n,p)(184)Ta reactions has been measured in the neutron energy range of 13.5-14.7MeV using the activation technique and a coaxial HPGe γ-ray detector. In our experiment, the fast neutrons were produced by the T(d,n)(4)He reaction at the ZF-300-II Intense Neutron Generator at Lanzhou University. Natural wolfram foils of 99.9% purity were used as target materials. The neutron flux was determined using the monitor reaction (93)Nb(n,2n)(92m)Nb and the neutron energies were determined using the method of cross-section ratio measurements employing the (90)Zr(n,2n)(89)Zr to (93)Nb(n,2n)(92m)Nb reactions. The results of this work are compared with experimental data found in the literature and the estimates obtained from a published empirical formula based on the statistical model with Q-value dependence and odd-even effects taken into consideration.

Actively controllable EIT-like resonance between localized and propagating surface plasmons for optical switching

We theoretically investigate the plasmonic interaction between radiative localized surface plasmon resonances and subradiative propagating surface plasmon modes in a nanostructure consisting of a periodic array of gold nanobars and an optically thick gold film, separated by a silica dielectric spacer layer. A controllable transparency window within the broad dipole resonance profile is observed clearly in the reflectance spectra via tailoring the length of the bar, the periodicity of the nanoparticle array, or the incident angle of applied field, respectively, a classic analog of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). We believe that the last excitation configuration is particularly beneficial for the realization of active manipulation of plasmonic optical switching without using coupling/control fields required in the conventional EIT scheme.

Broadband Plasmon-Induced Transparency in Plasmonic Metasurfaces Based on Bright-Dark-Bright Mode Coupling

Plasmon-induced transparency (PIT), an analog of electromagnetically induced transparency, originates from destructive interference of plasmonic resonators with different quality factors and brings about the extreme dispersion within the narrow transparency window, promising remarkable potential for slow light, nonlinear optics and biochemical sensors. However, sometimes a broad transmission frequency band is more desirable for other applications such as bandpass filters. In general, strong coupling between bright and dark plasmon modes in coupled resonant systems leads to wide transparency bandwidth at the PIT resonance. Based on multi-oscillator coupling theory, a metasurface structure consisting of three perpendicularly connected metallic nanobars is purposefully designed and numerically demonstrated to support broadband PIT spectral response. The near-field patterns indicate that the broadening of the transparent band results from the constructive interference of dual excitations of the single non-radiative (dark) resonator by the two radiative (bright) antennas. These results show that this scheme of bright-dark-bright mode coupling is significantly beneficial for designing filters operating over a broad frequency range.

Activation cross-section measurement of a sort of nuclide produced with a target including two isotopes

Based on a formula used to calculate the activation cross-section sum of two reactions producing a sort of nuclide with a target including two isotopes, the related problems in some references have been analyzed and discussed. It is pointed out that the calculation methods of the cross-section sum of two reactions producing the same radioactive nuclide for two isotopes in some references are improper and usually it is impossible to obtain the correct cross-section sum of two reactions producing the same radioactive nuclide for two isotopes in the case of using natural samples. At the same time, the related concepts are clarified and the correct processing method and representation are given. The comparison with the experimental results show that the theoretical analysis results are right.