Engineering photonic density of states using metamaterials

Author

• Zubin Jacob, Purdue University - Main CampusFollow
• J Y. Kim, Purdue University - Main Campus
• G V. Naik, Purdue University - Main Campus
• Alexandra Boltasseva, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue UniversityFollow
• Evgenii Narimanov, Purdue UniversityFollow
• V. M. Shalaev, Birck Nanotechnology Center and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue UniversityFollow

Abstract

The photonic density of states (PDOS), like its electronic counterpart, is one of the key physical quantities governing a variety of phenomena and hence PDOS manipulation is the route to new photonic devices. The PDOS is conventionally altered by exploiting the resonance within a device such as a microcavity or a bandgap structure like a photonic crystal. Here we show that nanostructured metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion can dramatically enhance the photonic density of states paving the way for metamaterial-based PDOS engineering.

Comments

Jacob, Z., Kim, JY., Naik, G.V. et al. Appl. Phys. B (2010) 100: 215. doi:10.1007/s00340-010-4096-5

Keywords

INHIBITED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; QUANTUM DOTS; NEGATIVE REFRACTION; OPTICAL HYPERLENS

DOI

10.1007/s00340-010-4096-5

Citation

Jacob, Z., Kim, JY., Naik, G.V. et al. Appl. Phys. B (2010) 100: 215. doi:10.1007/s00340-010-4096-5

Date of this Version

7-2010

Recommended Citation

Jacob, Zubin; Kim, J Y.; Naik, G V.; Boltasseva, Alexandra; Narimanov, Evgenii; and Shalaev, V. M., "Engineering photonic density of states using metamaterials" (2010). Birck and NCN Publications. Paper 696.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4096-5