A theoretical proposal for the tunable electromagnetically induced transparency with superior properties based on the solid-state plasma

Based on the solid-state plasma (SSP), a metamaterial analog of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT-like) with superior properties is theoretically proposed, including tunability, a large group index, and delay-bandwidth product (DBP), polarization independence, and low-loss. By exciting different specific parts of the SSP, the EIT-like peak frequency switches from 8.518 GHz with 90.92% transmissivity in state I to 11.26 GHz with 93.76% transmissivity in state II, i.e. a 2.742 GHz shift. Meanwhile, the metamaterial has 0.679 ns or 1.314 ns group delay, 453 or 876.1 group index, and 0.422 or 1 DBP in state I or III. Additionally, the transmission curves are the same under the circular polarization waves or linear polarization waves at any angle. The low-loss feature is likewise demonstrated. Therefore, the EIT-like metamaterial has superior properties for related applications, especially in slow light, sensing, switching, and communication.