Optical nanotransmission lines: Synthesis of planar left-handed metamaterials in the infrared and visible regimes

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 571-583

  Alù, Andrea ^a,b   Engheta, Nader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LINES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

LEFT-HANDED PROPAGATION; NANOSCALE CIRCUIT ELEMENTS; NEGATIVE REFRACTION; OPTICAL NANOTRANSMISSION LINES; PLANAR LEFT-HANDED METAMATERIALS; PLANAR SLABS;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33645730888     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.000571     Document Type: Article

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