Generalized effective-medium theory for metamaterials

Abstract

We present an effective-medium model for calculating the frequency-dependent effective permittivity $\epsilon (\omega )$ and permeability $\mu (\omega )$ of metamaterial composites containing spherical particles with arbitrary permittivity and permeability. The model is derived from the zero-scattering condition within the dipole approximation, but does not invoke any additional long-wavelength approximations. As a result, it captures the effects of spatial dispersion and predicts a finite effective refractive index and antiresonances in $\epsilon (\omega )$ and $\mu (\omega )$, in agreement with numerical finite-element calculations.

5 pages, 5 figures

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