Title :
Dipole radiation near hyperbolic metamaterials: Applicability of effective medium approximation
Author :
Kidwai, Omar ; Zhukovsky, Sergei V. ; Sipe, J.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Inst. for Opt. Sci., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Radiation rate of a dipole in close proximity to a hyperbolic metamaterial is theoretically investigated. Homogenized effective medium is found to overestimate the Purcell factor compared to real metal-dielectric subwavelength multilayers.
Keywords :
metamaterials; optical multilayers; Purcell factor; effective medium approximation; homogenized effective medium; hyperbolic metamaterials; metal-dielectric subwavelength multilayers; Dielectrics; Hidden Markov models; Metals; Metamaterials; Nonhomogeneous media; Permittivity; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
