Title :
Transparent subdiffraction optics: Nanoscale light confinement without metal
Author :
Jahani, Saman ; Jacob, Zubin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
We introduce a paradigm shift in light confinement strategy and show that light can be confined below the diffraction limit using completely transparent artificial media (metamaterials with εij >1 and μij =1).
Keywords :
light diffraction; nanophotonics; optical metamaterials; completely transparent artificial media; diffraction limit; light confinement strategy; metamaterials; nanoscale light confinement; paradigm shift; transparent subdiffraction optics; Diffraction; Metamaterials; Optical diffraction; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA