Title :
Optical Negative-Index Metamaterials: from low to no-loss and from linear to nonlinear optics
Author :
Shalaev, V.M. ; Kildishev, A.V. ; Klar, T.A. ; Popov, A.K. ; Drachev, V.P.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
Abstract :
Calculations show that matched impedance and compensated losses due to optimized design and gain material, respectively, can lead to 100% transmission. Extraordinary nonlinear-optical properties originating from contra-directed wave and Poynting vectors are discussed
Keywords :
compensation; impedance matching; metamaterials; nonlinear optics; optical losses; optical materials; Poynting vectors; compensated losses calculation; contra-directed wave; gain material; matched impedance calculation; nonlinear optics; optical negative-index metamaterials; optimized design; Magnetic separation; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Plasmons; Refractive index; Resonance; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279021
