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Artificial Kerr-type medium using metamaterials.

Xiaogang Yin¹, Tianhua Feng, Zixian Liang

¹Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.

|April 20, 2012

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We developed an artificial Kerr medium using voltage-actuated metamaterials to tune phase shifts. This novel metamaterial Kerr cell significantly enhances phase modulation for terahertz applications.

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Area of Science:

Terahertz (THz) technology
Metamaterials science
Nonlinear optics

Background:

Traditional Kerr cells rely on electric field-induced phase shifts in materials.
Achieving strong nonlinear optical effects often requires high field strengths or specific material properties.
Metamaterials offer unique electromagnetic responses not found in natural materials.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate an artificial Kerr medium realized by actuated THz metamaterials.
To explore voltage-controlled mechanical tuning of phase shifts in metamaterials.
To demonstrate a metamaterial-based Kerr cell with enhanced modulation capabilities.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of THz metamaterials integrated with micromechanical systems.
Voltage actuation of metamaterials to induce mechanical tuning of optical properties.
Characterization of phase shift modulation in response to applied voltage.
Modeling the nonlinear response using a Lorentzian model.

Main Results:

Established a voltage-dependent phase shift relationship analogous to a Kerr cell.
Designed a metamaterial Kerr cell achieving a modulation of 0.99°/V², significantly exceeding natural Kerr crystals.
Attributed the enhanced performance to the mechanical tunability of metamaterials with high refractive indices in orthogonal directions.

Conclusions:

Actuated THz metamaterials can effectively function as artificial Kerr media.
Metamaterial Kerr cells offer a promising route to strong, voltage-controlled phase modulation in the THz regime.
The mechanical tunability of metamaterials provides a powerful mechanism for nonlinear optical applications.