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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567501