Title :
Experimental comparison of circular, elliptical and rectangular (fishnet) negative index metamaterials
Author :
Ku, Zahyun ; Brueck, S.R.J.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technology Materials and Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 87106, USA
Abstract :
Negative index materials consisting of Au-Al2O3-Au films with a 2D array of apertures have been fabricated. Circular, elliptical and rectangular apertures are compared. Comparable figures of merit [-Re(n)/Im(n)] are observed for all three geometries.
Keywords :
Apertures; Frequency; Metamaterials; Optical films; Optical materials; Physical optics; Polarization; Scattering; Tellurium; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431824
