Title :
Dispersion relation of light in metamaterials
Author :
Rockstuhl, Carsten ; Paul, Thomas ; Menzel, Christoph ; Lederer, Falk ; Pertsch, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Condensed Matter Theor. & Solid State Opt., Friedrich Schiller Univ. Jena, Jena
Abstract :
We derive the dispersion relation of light in metamaterials and define an effective index. Emphasis is on propagation directions deviating from the principal crystallographic axis. This index is compared with results from a finite slab.
Keywords :
light propagation; metamaterials; optical dispersion; refractive index; effective index; light dispersion relation; light propagation; metamaterials; principal crystallographic axis; Dispersion; Frequency; Metamaterials; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Slabs; (160.3918) Metamaterials; (240.5420) Polaritons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
