Title :
Blue shift of spontaneous emission in hyperbolic metamaterial
Author :
Lei Gu ; Tumkur, T.U. ; Zhu, Guangxu ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Mater. Res., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
We have observed sizable blue shifts in spontaneous emission of DCM and R6G dyes embedded into lamellar metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion. The effect is explained by dispersion of the density of photonic states.
Keywords :
dyes; nanophotonics; optical dispersion; optical metamaterials; spectral line shift; spontaneous emission; DCM dye spontaneous emission; R6G dye spontaneous emission; blue shift; hyperbolic dispersion; hyperbolic metamaterial; lamellar metamaterials; photonic state density; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Glass; Metamaterials; Permittivity; Spontaneous emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
