Title :
From positive- to negative-index materials: Transitional phenomena
Author :
Litchinitser, Natalia M. ; Maimistov, Andrei I. ; Gabitov, Ildar R. ; Shalaev, Vladimir M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
We investigate light propagation through a transition layer between the positive- and negative-index materials with linearly changing material parameters. Strong enhancement of TE-and TM-wave components near the point of zero refractive index is predicted.
Keywords :
light propagation; metamaterials; refractive index; light propagation; material parameters; negative-index material; positive-index material; transition layer; zero refractive index; Dielectric materials; Magnetic materials; Optical devices; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Permittivity; Physics; Refractive index; (160.2710) Inhomogeneous optical media; (160.3918) Metamaterials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
