FDTD analysis of slow light propagation in negative-refractive-index metamaterial waveguides

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Kirby, E I ^a   Hamm, J M ^a   Tsakmakidis, K L ^a   Hess, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Negative refractive index; Slow light; Waveguides

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; FDTD ANALYSIS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATION; LIGHT PULSE; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PROPAGATING PULSE; SLOW LIGHT; SLOW-LIGHT PROPAGATION; THEORETICAL PREDICTION; WAVEGUIDE CORE;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; FORECASTING; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METAMATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SIMULATORS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 72649096368     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/11/114027     Document Type: Article

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