• DocumentCode
    2686586
  • Title

    Existence of complex modes in gratings composed of left-handed materials

  • Author

    Vahidpour, M. ; Shahabadi, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Tehran Univ., Iran
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    3-8 July 2005
  • Firstpage
    241
  • Abstract
    A grating composed of successive layers of left-handed (LH) and right-handed (RH) materials is investigated. It is shown that, in this structure, unlike gratings of purely RH materials, there exist pairs of complex modes without which a complete modal analysis is not possible. Complex propagation constants of these modes are determined by solving an analytical characteristic equation.
  • Keywords
    dielectric materials; electromagnetic wave propagation; inhomogeneous media; metamaterials; modal analysis; periodic structures; complex modes; complex propagation constants; gratings; left-handed materials; modal analysis; periodic structures; right-handed materials; Equations; Gratings; Metamaterials; Modal analysis; Optical signal processing; Periodic structures; Permeability; Permittivity; Propagation constant; Slabs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2005 IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8883-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.2005.1552224
  • Filename
    1552224