Synthesis of low-loss metamaterials with negative index in the visible domain

[EN] Over the last decade, negative index media have attracted much attention due to their potential applications, especially the possibility of constructing superlenses. However, achieving high-performance negative-index metamaterials at visible frequencies, where this kind of media could find many...

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Autor: García Meca, Carlos
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/62854
Acesso em linha:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/62854
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Negative index of refraction
Metamaterials
Visible spectrum
Descrição
Resumo:[EN] Over the last decade, negative index media have attracted much attention due to their potential applications, especially the possibility of constructing superlenses. However, achieving high-performance negative-index metamaterials at visible frequencies, where this kind of media could find many applications, still remains a challenge. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the main routes for the implementation of metamaterials with negative index in this band, with a special focus on the so-called fishnet metamaterial. We pay particular attention to a specific fishnet configuration that recently allowed for the experimental demonstration of a low-loss and polarization-insensitive negative-index band in the visible regime.