Title :
Dealing with Loss in plasmonics and metamaterials
Author :
Khurgin, Jacob B.
Author_Institution :
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Loss in the metal is the main factor restricting practicality of plasmonic and metamaterial devices. In this tutorial the inevitability of the loss, its physical origins and the means to mitigate it will be considered.
Keywords :
optical losses; optical metamaterials; plasmonics; metal; metamaterial devices; optical loss; plasmonic devices; Metals; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Plasmons; Sun;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
