Title :
From low-loss to lossless optical negative-index materials
Author :
Chettiar, U.K. ; Kildishev, A.V. ; Klar, T.A. ; Yuan, H.-K. ; Cai, W. ; Sarychev, A.K. ; Drachev, V.P. ; Shalaev, V.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
Practical optical negative index materials based on coupled plasmon resonances must overcome reflection and absorption. Simulations show that matched impedance and compensated losses due to optimized design and gain material, respectively, lead to 100% transmission.
Keywords :
light reflection; metamaterials; optical losses; surface plasmon resonance; compensated losses; coupled plasmon resonances; gain material; lossless optical materials; low-loss optical materials; negative-index materials; optical absorption; optical reflection; optical transmission; Absorption; Design optimization; Impedance; Optical coupling; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical reflection; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Resonance; (160.4760) Optical properties; (220.0220) Optical design and fabrication;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628936
