Engineered surface waves in hyperbolic metamaterials. Academic Article

abstract

• We analyzed surface-wave propagation that takes place at the boundary between a semi-infinite dielectric and a multilayered metamaterial, the latter with indefinite permittivity and cut normally to the layers. Known hyperbolization of the dispersion curve is discussed within distinct spectral regimes, including the role of the surrounding material. Hybridization of surface waves enable tighter confinement near the interface in comparison with pure-TM surface-plasmon polaritons. We demonstrate that the effective-medium approach deviates severely in practical implementations. By using the finite-element method, we predict the existence of long-range oblique surface waves.

authors

• Belic, Milivoj

published proceedings

• Opt Express

author list (cited authors)

• Zapata-Rodrguez, C. J., Miret, J. J., Vukovi, S., & Beli, M. R.

citation count

• 69

complete list of authors

• Zapata-Rodríguez, Carlos J||Miret, Juan J||Vuković, Slobodan||Belić, Milivoj R

publication date

• August 2013

publisher

• Optica Publishing Group  Publisher

published in

• Optics Express  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5103 Classical Physics

PubMed Central ID

• 23938826

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1364/OE.21.019113

URI

• https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/182924

start page

• 19113

end page

• 19127

volume

• 21

issue

• 16

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1364%2Foe.21.019113