Anisotropic Metamaterials Emulated by Tapered Waveguides: Application to Optical Cloaking

Author

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

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.

Citation

PRL 102, 213901 (2009)

Date of this Version

5-29-2009

Recommended Citation

Smolyaninov, Igor I.; Smolyaninova, Vera N.; Kildishev, Alexander V.; and Shalaev, V. M., "Anisotropic Metamaterials Emulated by Tapered Waveguides: Application to Optical Cloaking" (2009). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 394.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/nanopub/394