Title :
Optical topological transition in metamaterials: QED and related effects
Author :
Menon, Vinod M. ; Krishnamoorthy, Harish N. S. ; Jacob, Zubin ; Galfsky, Tal ; Narimanov, Evgenii ; Kretzschmar, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Queens Coll. of the City Univ. of New York (CUNY), New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
We report the observation of an optical topological transition in the iso-frequency surface of a non-magnetic anisotropic metamaterial. Enhancement in the photon density of states is demonstrated as a result of this transition.
Keywords :
electronic density of states; optical metamaterials; quantum electrodynamics; QED; iso-frequency surface; nonmagnetic anisotropic metamaterial; optical topological transition; photon density of states; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Educational institutions; Metals; Metamaterials; Optical polarization; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656649
