Hybrid mode tunability in metamaterial nanowaveguides

We employ the properties of metamaterials to tailor the modes of metamaterial-dielectric waveguides operating at optical frequencies. We survey the effects of three-dimensional isotropic metamaterial structural parameters on the refractive index of metamaterials and on the hybrid modes in slab metam...

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Published in:Optical engineering 2017-02, Vol.56 (2), p.027105-027105
Main Authors: Beig-Mohammadi, Maryam, Sang-Nourpour, Nafiseh, Sanders, Barry C, Lavoie, Benjamin R, Kheradmand, Reza
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Language:English
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Summary:We employ the properties of metamaterials to tailor the modes of metamaterial-dielectric waveguides operating at optical frequencies. We survey the effects of three-dimensional isotropic metamaterial structural parameters on the refractive index of metamaterials and on the hybrid modes in slab metamaterial-dielectric waveguides. Hybrid modes refer to hybrid ordinary-surface plasmon polariton modes in the waveguide structures. We investigate how robust metamaterials are to fluctuations in their structural parameters; specifically, we examine the effects of Gaussian errors on the metamaterials electromagnetic behavior. Our survey enables us to determine the allowable fluctuation limits and from this to identify appropriate unit-cell structure for further applications of metamaterials in waveguide technologies.
ISSN:0091-3286
1560-2303
DOI:10.1117/1.OE.56.2.027105