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Plasmon-induced transparency in terahertz metamaterials

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The quantum phenomena of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) or plasmonic analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency (PIT) can be mimicked in the classical resonators, leading to a unique way to explore the coherent coupling mechanism in metamaterial systems. Various metamaterial structures have been proposed to excite and manipulate the PIT effect with flexibility and performance with geometry-controllable, polarization-independent, broadband-transparency and active-modulated characteristics. These in turn promise the fascinating functionalities and applications of the PIT effects, such as slow-light components, nonlinear devices and high-sensitivity sensors. Here, we present a review on the progress in developing the PIT effect in terahertz metamaterials over the past few years.

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    HuiHui Jing, ZhiHua Zhu, XueQian Zhang, JianQiang Gu, Zhen Tian, ChunMei Ouyang, JiaGuang Han & WeiLi Zhang

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Jing, H., Zhu, Z., Zhang, X. et al. Plasmon-induced transparency in terahertz metamaterials. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 56, 1–18 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-013-5035-y

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