Wide-angle 90°-polarization rotator using chiral metamaterial with negative refractive index

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 26, Issue 14-15, 2012, Pages 1967-1976

  Song, K ^a   Zhao, X P ^a   Fu, Q H ^a   Liu, Y H ^a   Zhu, W R ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRAL METAMATERIAL; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED WAVES; LINEAR POLARIZATION; NEGATIVE REFRACTIVE INDEX; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; POLARIZATION ROTATION; POLARIZATION ROTATOR; ROTATION ANGLES;

CHIRALITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; POLARIZATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 84875127811     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09205071.2012.723673     Document Type: Article

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