• DocumentCode
    2888353
  • Title

    TE and TM guided modes in air through a negative index material waveguide

  • Author

    Aguanno, Giuseppe D. ; Mattiucci, Nadia ; Scalora, Michael ; Bloemer, Mark J.

  • Author_Institution
    Time Domain Corp., Huntsville, AL, USA
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12-17 June 2005
  • Firstpage
    335
  • Lastpage
    336
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate that a planar waveguide with an air core and a negative index material cladding can support both transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) guided modes with low losses.
  • Keywords
    claddings; metamaterials; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; optical waveguide theory; refractive index; TE guided modes; TM guided modes; negative index material cladding; planar waveguide; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Hollow waveguides; Magnetic materials; Missiles; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Tellurium; USA Councils; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8973-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567501
  • Filename
    1567501