Dual refractions in metal nanorod-based metamaterials

Journal of Optics

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Yan, Changchun ^a   Zhang, Dao Hua ^a   Li, Dongdong ^a   Zhang, Yuan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dual refractions; Nanorod arrays; Negative refraction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; METAMATERIALS; REFRACTION;

EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; ENERGY STREAMS; INCIDENT WAVELENGTH; METAL NANORODS; NANO-ROD ARRAYS; NEGATIVE REFRACTIONS; TRANSITION REGIONS; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

NANORODS;

EID: 77953581263     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/12/6/065102     Document Type: Article

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