On loss compensation, amplification and lasing in metallic metamaterials

Droulias, Sotiris; Koschny, Thomas; Kafesaki, Maria; Soukoulis, Costas M.

doi:10.1177/1847980418817947

Title: On loss compensation, amplification and lasing in metallic metamaterials

Abstract

The design of metamaterials, which are artificial materials that can offer unique electromagnetic properties, is based on the excitation of strong resonant modes. Unfortunately, material absorption—mainly due to their metallic parts—can damp their resonances and hinder their operation. Incorporating a gain material can balance these losses, but this must be performed properly, as a reduced or even eliminated absorption does not guarantee loss compensation. Here we examine the possible regimes of interaction of a gain material with a passive metamaterial and show that background amplification and loss compensation are two extreme opposites, both of which can lead to lasing.

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^[1]; Koschny, Thomas ^[2]; Kafesaki, Maria ^[3]; Soukoulis, Costas M. ^[4]

Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Crete, (Greece)
Ames Laboratory and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Crete, (Greece); Univ. of Crete (Greece)
Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), Crete, (Greece); Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2019

Research Org.:: Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1556117

Report Number(s):: IS-J 9846
Journal ID: ISSN 1847-9804

Grant/Contract Number:: DE-AC02-07CH11358

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1847-9804

Publisher:: SAGE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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                    Droulias, Sotiris, Koschny, Thomas, Kafesaki, Maria, and Soukoulis, Costas M. On loss compensation, amplification and lasing in metallic metamaterials.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Droulias, Sotiris, Koschny, Thomas, Kafesaki, Maria, & Soukoulis, Costas M. On loss compensation, amplification and lasing in metallic metamaterials.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1177/1847980418817947

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                    Droulias, Sotiris, Koschny, Thomas, Kafesaki, Maria, and Soukoulis, Costas M. Sun .  
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  title        = {On loss compensation, amplification and lasing in metallic metamaterials},

  author       = {Droulias, Sotiris and Koschny, Thomas and Kafesaki, Maria and Soukoulis, Costas M.},

  abstractNote = {The design of metamaterials, which are artificial materials that can offer unique electromagnetic properties, is based on the excitation of strong resonant modes. Unfortunately, material absorption—mainly due to their metallic parts—can damp their resonances and hinder their operation. Incorporating a gain material can balance these losses, but this must be performed properly, as a reduced or even eliminated absorption does not guarantee loss compensation. Here we examine the possible regimes of interaction of a gain material with a passive metamaterial and show that background amplification and loss compensation are two extreme opposites, both of which can lead to lasing.},

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  year         = {Sun Jan 06 00:00:00 EST 2019},

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