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Abstract

We numerically demonstrate that an electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) effect can be achieved in an all-dielectric metamaterial, whose micro unit consists of two cylindrical through-hole cubes (CTCs). Two CTCs produce electric and magnetic Mie resonances in the vicinity of 6.2 GHz, respectively. Specially, the appropriate control on the interaction between two Mie resonances can lead to destructive interference of scattering fields, and thus the EIT effect with low loss and high transmission can be achieved. The influences of key parameters of all-dielectric metamaterial on its EIT effects are also investigated. In addition, the slow wave property of proposed structure is verified by computing the group delay, and the superiority of CTC is discussed. Such an all-dielectric metamaterial may have potential applications in areas such as low loss slow wave devices and high sensitivity sensors.

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