Title :
Negative permeability using arrays of aperiodic silver nanoclusters
Author :
Agrawal, Anurag ; Park, Wounjhang ; Piestun, Rafael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We present a metamaterial architecture that exhibits a strong magnetic resonance leading to negative effective permeability. The building blocks are aperiodic silver nanowire clusters that generate stronger magnetic resonance than their periodic counterparts.
Keywords :
magnetic resonance; metal clusters; metamaterials; nanowires; permeability; silver; Ag; aperiodic silver nanoclusters; magnetic resonance; metamaterial; nanowire clusters; negative permeability; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Metamaterials; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical ring resonators; Optical variables control; Permeability; Permittivity; Silver; (050.2065) Effective medium theory; (050.6624) Subwavelength structures; (160.1245) Artificially engineered materials; (160.2710) Inhomogeneous optical media; (160.3918) Metamaterials; (160.4760) Optical properties;
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
