Meir Orenstein — Page 3

arXiv2006

Metal-less Optical Left Handed Material by Low-dimensional Quantum Structure Anisotropy

We propose a novel concept of left-handed metamaterial assembly by semiconductor based low-dimensional quantum structures. We theoretically demonstrate the left-handed material, combined from low-dimensional semiconductor quantum wells or quantum dots. One of the most important advantages of the proposed scheme is the possible controllability of material regime and the ability to invert the material losses to gain by using active, pumped quantum structure.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2006

Gap plasmon polariton structure for very efficient micro to nano scale interfacing

The seamless transition between micro-scale photonics and nano-scale plasmonics requires the mitigation between different waveguiding mechanisms as well as between few orders of magnitude in the field lateral size, down to a small fraction of a wavelength. By exploiting gap plasmon polariton waves both at the micro and nano scale, very high power transfer efficiency (>60%) can be achieved using an ultrashort (few microns) non adiabatic tapered gap plasmon waveguide. Same mechanism may be used to harvest impinging light waves and direct them into a nano hole or slit, to exhibit an anomalous transmission - without the conventional periodic structures. The special interplay of plasmonic and oscillating modes is analyzed.

physics.optics↗