• DocumentCode
    2886888
  • Title

    From “magnetic atoms” to low-loss negative-index metamaterials at telecommunication wavelengths

  • Author

    Dolling, G. ; Enkrich, C. ; Wegener, M. ; Soukoulis, C.M. ; Linden, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Univ. Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present metamaterials consisting of a combination of cut-wire pairs as ldquomagnetic atomsrdquo and a diluted metal. Our experiments reveal a negative refractive index at 1.4 mum wavelength, with a transmittance exceeding 50%.
  • Keywords
    metamaterials; refractive index; low-loss negative-index metamaterials; magnetic atoms; negative refractive index; telecommunication wavelengths; wavelength 1.4 mum; Atom optics; Frequency; Gold; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Magnetosphere; Metamaterials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; (160.4760) Optical properties; (260.5740) Resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629167
  • Filename
    4629167