On the application of homogenization formalisms to active dielectric composite materials

Optics Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2470-2475

  Mackay, Tom G ^a,b   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruggeman homogenization formalism; Maxwell Garnett homogenization formalism; Metamaterials; Quantum dots; Silver nanorods

Indexed keywords

BRUGGEMAN FORMALISMS; BRUGGEMAN HOMOGENIZATION FORMALISM; COMPONENT MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC COMPOSITES; EFFECTIVE PERMITTIVITIES; EXTENDED VERSIONS; HOMOGENIZED COMPOSITES; IMAGINARY PARTS; INAS/GAAS QUANTUM DOTS; MAXWELL GARNETT HOMOGENIZATION FORMALISM; METALLIC COMPONENTS; QUANTUM DOTS; REAL PARTS; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITIES; SILVER NANORODS; SMALL PARTICLES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; GARNETS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; METAMATERIALS; NANORODS; PERMITTIVITY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILVER;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 65549118410     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2009.03.035     Document Type: Article

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