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General properties of surface modes in binary metal-dielectric metamaterials |
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 25, pp. 25627-25632 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.025627
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Abstract
We present general properties of surface modes in binary metal-dielectric metamaterials. We show mechanism for surface mode formation and analyze their existence conditions for semi-infinite metamaterials in the frame of couple mode theory.
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OCIS Codes
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(160.3918) Materials : Metamaterials
ToC Category:
Metamaterials
History
Original Manuscript: August 10, 2010
Revised Manuscript: November 1, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: November 5, 2010
Published: November 23, 2010
Citation
Sung Hyun Nam, Erick Ulin-Avila, Guy Bartal, and Xiang Zhang, "General properties of surface modes in binary metal-dielectric metamaterials," Opt. Express 18, 25627-25632 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-25-25627
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