Title :
Tunable VO2/Au hyperbolic metamaterial
Author :
Prayakarao, S. ; Mendoza, B. ; Devine, A. ; Kyaw, C. ; Van Dover, R.B. ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Mater. Res., Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk, VA, USA
Abstract :
We have fabricated and studied thin films of VO2 and lamellar VO2/Au metamaterials. Optical properties of VO2/Au metamaterials are consistent with the transition between hyperbolic and metallic phases occurring at elevated temperatures.
Keywords :
gold; metal-insulator transition; optical metamaterials; thin films; vanadium compounds; VO2-Au; hyperbolic-metallic phase transition; lamellar metamaterials; optical properties; thin films; tunable hyperbolic metamaterial; Dielectrics; Gold; Metamaterials; Optical films; Permittivity; Photonics; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA