Title :
Enhancement of group velocity in a random composite metamaterial
Author :
Chau, K.J. ; Maraghechi, P. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Abstract :
We demonstrate group velocity enhancement in a composite metamaterial consisting of ensembles of dielectric and metallic particles. This finding introduces another class of metamaterials that lack spatial order but nonetheless possess peculiar electromagnetic properties.
Keywords :
composite materials; dielectric materials; electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave transmission; metamaterials; microwave materials; particle size; random media; dielectric particles; electromagnetic properties; group velocity enhancement; metallic particles; random composite metamaterial; Dielectrics; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Optical pulses; Optical ring resonators; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Pulse measurements; (160.3918) Metamaterials; (290.4210) Multiple scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
