Light Localization in Left-Handed Media

• Authors: M. Rusek , A. Orłowski , J. Mostowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Localized waves in disordered left-handed materials are studied using a generalized coupled-dipole model. Resonances in an open system consisting of randomly distributed electric and magnetic dipoles are investigated. A new type of long-lived resonance modes localized at the boundary of the system is found. They resemble evanescent waves responsible for a superfocusing phenomenon by a left-handed lens.

Keywords

EN

03.65.Nk; 41.20.Jb; 72.10.Fk; 72.15.Rn

Discipline

• 41.20.Jb: Electromagnetic wave propagation; radiowave propagation(for light propagation, see 42.25.Bs; for electromagnetic waves in plasma, see 52.35.Hr; for atmospheric, ionospheric, and magnetospheric propagation, see 92.60.Ta, 94.20.Bb, and 94.30.Tz, respectively; see also 94.05.Pt Wave/wave, wave/particle interactions, in space plasma physics)
• 03.65.Nk: Scattering theory
• 72.15.Rn: Localization effects (Anderson or weak localization)
• 72.10.Fk: Scattering by point defects, dislocations, surfaces, and other imperfections (including Kondo effect)

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 112
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 673-680

Dates

published

2007-10

received

2007-05-25

Contributors

author

M. Rusek

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

author

A. Orłowski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

author

J. Mostowski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.112.673