Nonlinear planar optical waveguide sensors comprising metamaterial guiding films at terahertz frequencies

In this paper, we propose a metamaterial film bounded by a nonlinear cover and a dielectric substrate as a THz wave sensor. The dispersion characteristics and magnetic field profiles have been derived, computed and analyzed. Confinement of the light waves was found to increase with both nonlinearity...

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Published in:Optical and quantum electronics 2018-11, Vol.50 (11), p.1-11, Article 394
Main Authors: Abadla, M. M., Mousa, H. M., Shabat, M. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Computer Communication Networks
Electrical Engineering
Lasers
Metamaterials
Nonlinearity
Optical Devices
Optical waveguides
Optics
Photonics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Sensors
Substrates
Terahertz frequencies
Wave dispersion
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Summary:In this paper, we propose a metamaterial film bounded by a nonlinear cover and a dielectric substrate as a THz wave sensor. The dispersion characteristics and magnetic field profiles have been derived, computed and analyzed. Confinement of the light waves was found to increase with both nonlinearity and frequency. We believe our results can be used to design novel tunable future sensors.
ISSN:0306-8919
1572-817X
DOI:10.1007/s11082-018-1669-8