Applications of hyperbolic metamaterial substrates

We review the properties of hyperbolic metamaterials and show that they are promising candidates as substrates for nano-imaging, nano-sensing, fluorescence engineering and for controlling thermal emission. Hyperbolic metamaterials can support unique bulk modes, tunable surface plasmon polaritons as...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2012-11
Main Authors: Guo, Yu, Newman, Ward, Cortes, Cristian L, Jacob, Zubin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Emissions control
Fluorescence
Metamaterials
Plasmonics
Plasmons
Polaritons
Substrates
Thermal emission
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Summary:We review the properties of hyperbolic metamaterials and show that they are promising candidates as substrates for nano-imaging, nano-sensing, fluorescence engineering and for controlling thermal emission. Hyperbolic metamaterials can support unique bulk modes, tunable surface plasmon polaritons as well as surface hyperbolic states (Dyakonov plasmons) that can be used for a variety of applications. We compare the effective medium predictions with practical realizations of hyperbolic metamaterials to show their potential for radiative decay engineering, bio-imaging, sub-surface sensing, meta-plasmonics and super-Planckian thermal emission.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1211.0980