Radiation characteristics of electromagnetic eigenmodes at the corrugated interface of a left-handed material

We study the radiation characteristics of electromagnetic surface waves at a periodically corrugated interface between a conventional and a negatively refracting (or left-handed) material. In this case, and contrary to the surface plasmon polariton in a metallic grating, surface plasmon polaritons m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cuevas, Mauro, Depine, Ricardo Angel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/61374
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/61374
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Surface Polaritons
Negative Refractive Index
Polarization
Metamaterials
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Sumario:We study the radiation characteristics of electromagnetic surface waves at a periodically corrugated interface between a conventional and a negatively refracting (or left-handed) material. In this case, and contrary to the surface plasmon polariton in a metallic grating, surface plasmon polaritons may radiate on both sides of the rough interface along which they propagate. We find novel radiation regimes which provide an indirect demonstration of other unusual phenomena characteristic of electromagnetic wave propagation in left-handed materials, such as negative refraction or backward wave propagation. © 2009 The American Physical Society.