• DocumentCode
    689384
  • Title

    Control of Förster energy transfer with hyperbolic metamaterials and metallic surfaces

  • Author

    Tumkur, T.U. ; Kitur, J.K. ; Bonner, C.E. ; Narimanov, Evgenii E. ; Noginov, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Mater. Res., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-14 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We show that Förster energy transfer is inhibited in the vicinity of hyperbolic metamaterials and metals - the environments, which enhance spontaneous emission rates. The effect is attributed to high local densities of photonic states.
  • Keywords
    nanophotonics; optical metamaterials; spontaneous emission; Forster energy transfer; high-local densities; hyperbolic metallic surfaces; hyperbolic metamaterial surfaces; photonic states; spontaneous emission rate enhancement; Energy exchange; Films; Glass; Kinetic theory; Metamaterials; Spontaneous emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6833768