Title :
Gain-assisted dispersion management in negative-index materials
Author :
Podolskiy, Viktor A. ; Govyadinov, Alexander A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics, Oregon State University, 301 Weniger Hall, Corvallis, 97331, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that relatively weak material gain can be utilized as an effective tool to manipulate dispersion of negative index materials achieving, in particular, broadband impedance- or index-matching. Finite-size and unbounded media are discussed.
Keywords :
Dispersion; Impedance; Nanowires; Optical materials; Permeability; Permittivity; Plasmons; Quantum dots; Refractive index; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431730
