Trapped-mode excitation in all-dielectric metamaterials with loss and gain

Loss compensation in metal-dielectric layered metamaterials

Roman S. Savelev,1 Ilya V. Shadrivov,2 Pavel A. Belov,1 Nikolay N. Rosanov,1,3 Sergey V. Fedorov,1,3 Andrey A. Sukhorukov,2 and Yuri S. Kivshar1,2 1National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO), St. Petersburg 197101, Russia 2Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physics and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia ...

Nonlinear coupled-mode theory for periodic plasmonic waveguides and metamaterials with loss and gain.

We derive general coupled-mode equations describing the nonlinear interaction of electromagnetic modes in periodic media with loss and gain. Our approach is rigorously based on the Lorentz reciprocity theorem, and it can be applied to a broad range of metal-dielectric photonic structures, including plasmonic waveguides and metamaterials. We verify that our general results agree with the previou...

Absorption in Metamaterials: Turning Loss into Gain

MIT Student 12 May 2010 ME 2.57: Nano-to-Macro Transport Processes Prof. Chen Absorption in Metamaterials: Turning Loss into Gain INTRODUCTION Nature has often served as inspiration for engineers. The setae of gecko feet are mimicked for climbing robots, the vivid coats of butterflies and peacocks motivate research in structural colors, and the streamline shapes of certain species of fish are i...

Near-infrared trapped mode magnetic resonance in an all-dielectric metamaterial.

Optical responses in conventional metamaterials based on plasmonic metal nanostructures are inevitably accompanied by Joule losses, which obstruct practical applications by limiting resonance quality factors and compromising the efficiency of metamaterial devices. Here we experimentally demonstrate a fully-dielectric metamaterial that exhibits a 'trapped mode' resonance at optical frequencies, ...

Loss-compensated broadband epsilon-near-zero metamaterials with gain media