Title :
Towards Left-handed Metamaterials at Optical Frequencies
Author :
Linden, S. ; Enkrich, C. ; Wegener, M. ; Zhou, J. ; Koschny, T. ; Soukoulis, C.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Nanotechnol., Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
Abstract :
We present metamaterials consisting of arrays of non-magnetic metallic split-rings with a magnetic resonance at 100 THz frequency. The magnetic response originates from coupling of the incident radiation to the LC resonance of the split-rings
Keywords :
circuit resonance; magnetic resonance; metamaterials; optical materials; optical resonators; 100 THz; LC resonance; incident radiation coupling; left-handed metamaterial; magnetic resonance; nonmagnetic metallic split-ring; optical frequency; Capacitance; Frequency; Magnetic materials; Magnetic properties; Magnetic resonance; Magnetosphere; Metamaterials; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549194
