Enhanced diffraction by a rectangular grating made of a negative phase-velocity (or negative index) material

The diffraction of electromagnetic plane waves by a rectangular grating formed by discrete steps in the interface of a homogeneous, isotropic, linear, negative phase-velocity (negative index) material with free space is studied using the semi-analytic C method. When a nonspecular diffracted order is...

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Autores: Depine, Ricardo Angel, Lakhtakia, Akhlesh, Smith, David R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/73275
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/73275
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diffraction
Grating
Negative Phase Velocity
Negative Refractive Index
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Sumario:The diffraction of electromagnetic plane waves by a rectangular grating formed by discrete steps in the interface of a homogeneous, isotropic, linear, negative phase-velocity (negative index) material with free space is studied using the semi-analytic C method. When a nonspecular diffracted order is of the propagating type, coupling to that order is significantly larger for a negative index material than for a conventional material. The computed coupling strengths reported here are in agreement with recent experiments, and illustrate the role of evanescent fields localized at the grating interface in producing this enhanced coupling. © 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V.