DocumentCode
2052972
Title
Miniaturisation of photonic waveguides with a left-handed material
Author
Tassin, Philippe ; Sahyoun, Xavier ; Veretennicoff, Irina
Author_Institution
Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussel
fYear
2008
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We propose a slab waveguide structure containing a left-handed material. The thickness of this waveguide can be reduced below one wavelength, with light still excellently confined to its core.
Keywords
metamaterials; optical waveguides; left-handed material; photonic waveguides; slab waveguide structure; Electromagnetic waveguides; Metamaterials; Optical materials; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Planar waveguides; Slabs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Brussels
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2228-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729168
Filename
4729168
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