Properties of nanostructured metamaterials at optical frequencies

A. M. Bratkovsky; E. Ponozovkaya; E. Kim; W. Wu; Y. R. Shen; S.-Y. Wang; L. Thylen

doi:10.1117/12.807181

18 November 2008 Properties of nanostructured metamaterials at optical frequencies

A. M. Bratkovsky, E. Ponozovkaya, E. Kim, W. Wu, Y. R. Shen, S.-Y. Wang, L. Thylen

Proceedings Volume 7135, Optoelectronic Materials and Devices III; 71352K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.807181
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2008, Hangzhou, China

Abstract

A variety of metamaterials has been demonstrated recently that support backward waves and negative refraction (Negative Index Materials, NIM.) In particular, these materials enable sub-wavelength resolution that makes them even more interesting, especially in optical domain rather than at microwave frequencies where their unusual properties were known for decades. We describe below theoretical and experimental studies of the so-called 'fishnet' metal-spacer holearray metamaterials, which exhibit NIM behavior at optical frequencies, having unit cell size of a few 100s nm. We demonstrate experimentally that their refractive index can be modulated very fast and very strongly (from -2.4 to -1.5) around the communication wavelength of λ1.55 um, in good agreement with the FDTD results. We also discuss a problem of loss compensation in those materials with hefty Ohmic losses by using gain media and local field enhancement in metallic nanoparticles ensembles that enable SERS.

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A. M. Bratkovsky, E. Ponozovkaya, E. Kim, W. Wu, Y. R. Shen, S.-Y. Wang, and L. Thylen "Properties of nanostructured metamaterials at optical frequencies", Proc. SPIE 7135, Optoelectronic Materials and Devices III, 71352K (18 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.807181

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