Anomalous Propagation in Low Index Contrast Metamaterials: Assessment of the Beam Collimation Condition

Abstract

Anomalous beam propagation in low index-contrast metamaterials has been analyzed. The condition for a well-collimated beam is found to be depending on the beam width and the pertinent Fourier component of the dielectric function. Guided by this condition, an ultra-compact metamaterial structure is designed to deflect a light beam at a wide angle. The structure is tolerant to structural parameter deviation and has a wide bandwidth.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Source ID
10.1155/2012/120731

Entities

People

  • Jun Zhi Tan
  • Wei Jiang
  • Weiwei Song

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Rutgers University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics