Title :
Direct observation of optical magnetism from a dielectric resonator metamaterial using time-domain spectroscopy in the mid-infrared
Author :
Liu, Sheng ; Brener, Igal ; Mahony, Thomas S. ; Ginn, James ; Bender, Daniel A. ; Wright, Jeremy B. ; Wendt, Joel R. ; Ihlefeld, Jon F. ; Clem, Paul G. ; Sinclair, Michael B.
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
We use phase-locked time-domain spectroscopy in the mid-infrared to directly demonstrate the “infrared magnetic mirror” behavior of an all-dielectric metamaterial. This metamaterial surface consists of micron-sized cubes of tellurium fabricated on a dielectric substrate.
Keywords :
dielectric resonators; infrared spectra; magnetic mirrors; magneto-optical effects; metamaterials; mirrors; optical fabrication; optical resonators; tellurium; Te; dielectric resonator metamaterial; dielectric substrate; infrared magnetic mirror behavior; metamaterial surface; micron-sized cubes; mid-infrared spectroscopy; optical magnetism; phase-locked time-domain spectroscopy; Electric fields; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Reflection; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358857
