Title :
The Mode Characteristics of an Asymmetrical Left-Handed Material Slab Waveguide Containing Dispersion
Author :
Xia Dong ; Jiang Mei-Ping ; Chen Xian-feng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Phys., Changzhou Univ., Changzhou, China
Abstract :
The propagating characteristics of the TM mode for an asymmetrical three-layer slab waveguide with left-handed materials containing dispersion as a core layer are studied. The results indicate that both guided waves and surface waves can propagate in the waveguide. There exists TM0 or TM1 mode for surface waves. However, there is no TM0 mode for guided waves. All TMm (order m>1) are guided waves, all TM modes exist two-mode phenomenon except TM1 mode. In addition, the property of energy flux is also discussed.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; metamaterials; microwave propagation; slabs; asymmetrical left-handed material slab waveguide; dispersion; energy flux; surface waves; Cutoff frequency; Dispersion; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Slabs; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM), 2010 6th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3708-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3709-2
DOI :
10.1109/WICOM.2010.5600870