Anisotropic ɛ-near-zero multilayer structures for omnidirectional bending to the normal

Abstract

Anisotropic ɛ-near-zero effective medium multilayer structures for omnidirectional bending light to the normal are theoretically studied. A finite element method is presented, using a unit cell with Floquet port master and slave boundaries, for examining metal–dielectric multilayer structures to form the permittivity tensor. Ellipsometry measurements of CdO films are reported, and it is found that film thicknesses of ∼50 nm are adequate for the metallic layer. Omnidirectional bending to the normal is verified for multilayer structures, and this method is shown to simplify the computations over using a typical full space approach.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 25, 2021
Source ID
10.1063/5.0030845

Entities

People

  • Hpcmp
  • Will Freeman

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.

Technology Areas

  • Space