Title :
Broadband Purcell effect in hyperbolic metamaterials
Author :
Jacob, Zubin ; Smolyaninov, Igor ; Narimanov, Evgenii E.
Author_Institution :
Birck Nanotechnol. Center, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We propose a new approach to the broadband Purcell effect based on metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion. Highly directional emission and dramatic reduction in spontaneous-emission lifetime due to the singularity in density-of-states leads to many interesting applications‥
Keywords :
Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Dielectric losses; Dielectric substrates; Dispersion; Geometry; Metamaterials; Optical microscopy; Permittivity; Photonic crystals; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
