Title :
The nature of high-k propagating waves in multilayered hyperbolic metamaterials
Author :
Zhukovsky, Sergei V. ; Kidwai, Omar ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate that high-k bulk propagating waves in metal-dielectric multilayered hyperbolic metamaterials can be understood as coupled short-range surface plasmon polariton excitations in metal layers.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; metals; metamaterials; multilayers; permittivity; polaritons; short-range order; surface plasmons; wave propagation; coupled-short-range surface plasmon polariton excitation; high-k bulk propagating waves; metal layers; metal-dielectric multilayered hyperbolic metamaterials; permittivity; Approximation methods; Dispersion; Hidden Markov models; High K dielectric materials; Metals; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
