Mid-infrared tunable polarization-independent perfect absorber using a phase-change metamaterial

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1580-1585

  Cao, Tun ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Simpson, Robert E ^c   Cryan, Martin J ^b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GOLD; INFRARED DEVICES; METAMATERIALS;

ABSORBANCE PEAK; CRYSTALLINE STATE; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; INCIDENT ANGLES; MID-INFRARED WAVELENGTHS; PERFECT ABSORBER; POLARIZATION-INDEPENDENT; THERMAL EMITTER;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84878731172     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.30.001580     Document Type: Article

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