Title :
All-dielectric metamaterials: Path to low losses and high spectral selectivity
Author :
Chihhui Wu ; Arju, Nihal ; Neuner, Burton ; Ten Eyck, G. ; Sinclair, M. ; Brener, Igal ; Shvets, Gennady
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Ohmic losses severely limit the performance of metamaterials. High-index semiconductors offer an attractive alternative. We review several meta-surfaces based on silicon and silicon carbide enabling infrared applications such as polarization manipulation and thermal emission.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; electro-optical effects; infrared spectra; optical losses; optical metamaterials; silicon compounds; thermo-optical effects; Si; SiC; all-dielectric metamaterials; high spectral selectivity; high-index semiconductors; infrared applications; low loss material; metamaterial performance; metasurfaces; ohmic losses; polarization manipulation; silicon carbide; thermal emission; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Silicon carbide;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
