Anisotropic Metamaterials Emulated by Tapered Waveguides: Application to Optical Cloaking

Igor I. Smolyaninov, BAE Syst, Adv Technol, Washington, DC
Vera N. Smolyaninova, Towson University
Alexander V. Kildishev, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
V. M. Shalaev, Birck Nanotechnology Center and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

Date of this Version

5-29-2009

Citation

PRL 102, 213901 (2009)

This document has been peer-reviewed.

 

Abstract

We demonstrate that metamaterial devices requiring anisotropic dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability may be emulated by specially designed tapered waveguides. This approach leads to low-loss, broadband performance. Based on this technique, we demonstrate broadband electromagnetic cloaking in the visible frequency range on a scale similar to 100 times larger than the wavelength.

Discipline(s)

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

 

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