Title :
Subwavelength multilayer dielectrics: Ultrasensitive transmission and breakdown of effective-medium
Author :
Sheinfux, Hanan Herzig ; Kaminer, Ido ; Plotnik, Yonatan ; Bartal, Guy ; Segev, Mordechai
Author_Institution :
Israel Inst. of Technol., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We show that a structure of alternating dielectric layers with deep subwavelength thicknesses exhibits novel transmission effects that depend on the order of the layers and on nanometer scale variations of the layer widths.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; light transmission; nanophotonics; optical metamaterials; optical multilayers; deep subwavelength thicknesses; effective-medium breakdown; nanometer scale variations; subwavelength multilayer dielectrics; ultrasensitive transmission effects; Dielectrics; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical surface waves; Permittivity; Reflection; Surface impedance; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
