Title :
Effective parameters for anisotropic metamaterials
Author :
Menzel, Christoph ; Rockstuhl, Carsten ; Paul, Thomas ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Lederer, Falk
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Condensed Matter Theor. & Solid State Opt., Friedrich Schiller Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We introduce a procedure to retrieve anisotropic effective parameters of metamaterials at oblique incidence. We show that such a homogenization fails near plasmonic resonances for all reasonable aspect ratios and discuss possible implications.
Keywords :
anisotropic media; metamaterials; optical materials; surface plasmon resonance; anisotropic metamaterial parameters; near plasmonic resonance; oblique incidence; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Geometrical optics; Metamaterials; Optical propagation; Permittivity; Plasmons; Reflection; Resonance; Slabs; Tensile stress; 160.3918 Metamaterials; 160.4760 Optical properties; 260.5740 Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8