• 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