Compensating substrate-induced bianisotropy in optical metamaterials using ultrathin superstrate coatings

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 5594-5605

  Jiang, Zhi Hao ^a   Werner, Douglas H ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAMATERIALS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PERMITTIVITY;

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; FULL-WAVE SIMULATIONS; MAGNETOELECTRIC COUPLINGS; MICROSCOPIC FIELDS; OPTICAL METAMATERIALS; PERMITTIVITY VALUES; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84875202979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.005594     Document Type: Article

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