Hamiltonian Optics of Hyperbolic Polaritons in Nanogranules

Semiclassical quantization rules and numerical calculations are applied to study polariton modes of materials whose permittivity tensor has principal values of opposite sign (so-called hyperbolic materials). The spectra of volume- and surface-confined polaritons are computed for spheroidal nanogranu...

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Published in:Nano letters 2015-07, Vol.15 (7), p.4455-4460
Main Authors: Sun, Zhiyuan, Gutiérrez-Rubio, Á, Basov, D. N, Fogler, M. M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Semiclassical quantization rules and numerical calculations are applied to study polariton modes of materials whose permittivity tensor has principal values of opposite sign (so-called hyperbolic materials). The spectra of volume- and surface-confined polaritons are computed for spheroidal nanogranules of hexagonal boron nitride, a natural hyperbolic crystal. The field distribution created by polaritons excited by an external dipole source is predicted to exhibit raylike patterns due to classical periodic orbits. Near-field infrared imaging and Purcell-factor measurements are suggested to test these predictions.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b00814