Title :
Sub-diffraction modes in fibers with uniaxial metamaterial cladding
Author :
Atakaramians, Shaghik ; Argyros, Alexander ; Fleming, Simon C. ; Kuhlmey, Boris T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci. (IPOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We discuss the conditions in which guided modes exist in a fiber with anisotropic, uniaxial metamaterial cladding. These hollow-core fibers can offer sub-diffraction guidance.
Keywords :
light diffraction; optical fibre cladding; optical metamaterials; anisotropic; hollow-core fibers; sub-diffraction guidance; sub-diffraction modes; uniaxial metamaterial cladding; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Metamaterials; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wollongong, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1598-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380393
