Title :
Optical nonlocalities and additional waves in epsilon-near-zero metamaterials
Author :
Podolskiy, Viktor A. ; Pollard, Robert J. ; Murphy, Antony ; Hendren, William R. ; Evans, Paul R. ; Atkinson, Ron ; Wurtz, Gregory A. ; Zayats, Anatoly V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR, USA
Abstract :
We present experimental evidence of excitation of additional wave in nanorod metamaterials in ENZ regime. Analytical description of the phenomenon is developed and the effect on the optical response of the system is discussed.
Keywords :
metamaterials; additional waves excitation; epsilon-near-zero metamaterials; nanorod metamaterials; optical nonlocalities; Absorption; Dielectric materials; Metamaterials; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical materials; Permittivity; Physics; Plasmons; Resonance; 050.2065 Effective medium theory; 160.3918 Metamaterials; 250.5403 Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8