General conditions for lossless propagation in near-infrared hyperbolic metamaterial waveguides

We present general conditions for lossless propagation in near-infrared hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM) waveguides with lateral confinement. We conclude that HMMs based on noble metals, rather than transparent conducting oxides, offer greatest promise for low-loss propagation.

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Published in2015 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors Smalley, Joseph S. T., Vallini, Felipe, Kante, Boubacar, Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published OSA 01.05.2015
Subjects
Hidden Markov models
Metals
Metamaterials
Optical pumping
Optical waveguides
Permittivity
Propagation losses
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Summary:We present general conditions for lossless propagation in near-infrared hyperbolic metamaterial (HMM) waveguides with lateral confinement. We conclude that HMMs based on noble metals, rather than transparent conducting oxides, offer greatest promise for low-loss propagation.
ISSN:2160-8989
2160-9004
DOI:10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2015.FM3C.5