Title :
Negative index metamaterial through high-order plasmon resonances on u-shaped nanowires
Author :
Rodruguez-Fortuno, F.J. ; García-Meca, Carlos ; Ortuño, Rubén ; Martí, Javier ; Martínez, Alejandro
Author_Institution :
Nanophotonics Technol. Center, Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia
Abstract :
Second- and third-order standing-wave slow-plasmon resonances on gold u-shaped nanowires are modelled and used to achieve a negative index metamaterial at far infrared frequencies which can be stacked showing backward phase propagation.
Keywords :
gold; metamaterials; nanowires; surface plasmon resonance; Au; backward phase propagation; far infrared frequencies; gold u-shaped nanowires; negative index metamaterial; second-order standing-wave slow-plasmon resonances; third-order standing-wave slow-plasmon resonances; Frequency; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Nanowires; Permeability; Permittivity; Plasmons; Predictive models; Resonance; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771668