Tutorials in complex photonic media

• Other Authors: Noginov, Mikhail A.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bellingham, Wash. : SPIE Press, ©2009.
• Series: SPIE monograph ; PM194.
• Subjects: Photonics.; Photonic crystals.; Metamaterials.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781615837083; 1615837086; 9780819480934; 0819480932; 9780819477736; 0819477737
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 696 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)

The field of complex photonic media encompasses many leading-edge areas in physics, chemistry, nanotechnology, materials science, and engineering. In [i]Tutorials in Complex Photonic Media[/i], leading experts have brought together 19 tutorials on breakthroughs in modern optics, such as negative ref...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• List of contributors
• List of abbreviations-- 1. Negative refraction / Martin W. McCall and Graeme Dewar. 1.1. Introduction
• 1.2. Background
• 1.3. Beyond natural media: waves that run backward
• 1.4. Wires and rings
• 1.5. Experimental confirmation
• 1.6. The "perfect" lens
• 1.7. The formal criterion for achieving negative phase velocity propagation
• 1.8. Fermat's principle and negative space
• 1.9. Cloaking
• 1.10. Conclusion
• Appendix I. The e([omega]) of a square wire array
• Appendix II. Physics of the wire array's plasma frequency and damping rate
• References
• 2. Optical hyperspace: negative refractive index and subwavelength imaging / Leonid V. Alekseyev, Zubin Jacob, and Evgenii Narimanov. 2.1. Introduction
• 2.2. Nonmagnetic negative refraction
• 2.3. Hyperbolic dispersion: materials
• 2.4. Applications
• 2.5. Conclusion
• References.