https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2009-00156-9
Experiment study of tunneling phenomenon occurring in the photonic heterostructure containing single-negative metamaterials
1
College of Electric and Information Engineering, Xuchang University, Xuchang, 461000, P.R. China
2
Pohl Institute of Solid State Physics, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, P.R. China
Corresponding author: a fengtuanhui@yahoo.com.cn
Received:
9
December
2008
Revised:
31
March
2009
Published online:
5
May
2009
In this paper, the tunneling phenomenon occurring in the photonic heterostructure consisting of single-negative (SNG) metamaterials is experimentally studied. First, the SNG metamaterials are fabricated using coplanar waveguide with lumped-element series capacitors and shunt inductors loading. Then, the tunneling phenomenon occurring in the photonic heterostructure containing SNG media is experimentally demonstrated. Moreover, the insensitivity of the tunneling frequency to the breakdown of periodicity of phonotic crystals was also illustrated.
PACS: 42.70.Qs – Photonic bandgap materials / 78.20.Ci – Optical constants / 41.20.Jb – Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2009
