• DocumentCode
    2788445
  • Title

    Negative index bands in sub-wavelength metallic gratings

  • Author

    Dinu, M. ; Stuart, H.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, 791 Holmdel-Keyport Rd., NJ 07733, USA
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We describe negative group index surface plasmons in nano-structured metallic gratings. The periods and amplitudes of silver gratings exhibiting negative group index, as well as the attenuation lengths of the negative-index surface waves, are derived.
  • Keywords
    Frequency; Gratings; Optical attenuators; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Permittivity; Photonic crystals; Plasmons; Silver; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431399
  • Filename
    4431399