Title :
Epsilon-near zero wave diffraction in the optical domain
Author :
Ploss, Daniel ; Kriesch, Arian ; Naeger, Jakob ; Peschel, Ulf
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Inf. & Photonics (IOIP), Friedrich Alexander Univ. Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate wave propagation in 2D nanophotonic epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) waveguides. We show an ENZ double-slit experiment, investigate ENZ diffraction and observe the disappearance of wavelength-scale obstacles close to the cut-off of the waveguide mode.
Keywords :
light diffraction; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; 2D nanophotonic epsilon-near-zero waveguides; ENZ double-slit experiment; epsilon-near zero wave diffraction; epsilon-near zero wave propagation; optical domain; Diffraction; Indexes; Optical diffraction; Optical resonators; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
