Simultaneous amplification and attenuation of plane waves and surface waves possible using nanoengineered materials

Tom G. Mackay, Akhlesh Lakhtakia

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Abstract

Electromagnetic plane waves are attenuated by dissipative materials and amplified by active materials. However, by virtue of judicious design, certain nanoengineered materials may be neither wholly dissipative nor wholly active. In such materials, whether plane waves are amplified or attenuated can depend upon the direction of propagation or on the polarization state. The prospects of achieving simultaneous amplification and attenuation of plane waves and surface waves have been established theoretically and numerically using a variety of nanoengineered materials, including homogenized composite materials and nanostructured thin films.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)930-931
Number of pages2
JournalInternational Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
StatePublished - 2019
Event10th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: Jul 23 2019Jul 26 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Materials Chemistry

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