Microwave Surface-Plasmon-Like Modes on Thin Metamaterials

Matthew J. Lockyear, Alastair P. Hibbins, and J. Roy Sambles
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 073901 – Published 17 February 2009

Abstract

It has recently been shown that the structured surface of a perfect conductor can support surface-plasmon-like modes [Pendry et al., Science 305, 847 (2004)]. Such structures have a thickness of at least the order of the wavelength. Here, using microwave wavelength radiation incident beyond the critical angle of a wax prism, we quantify the surface-plasmon-like dispersion for a metamaterial surface with a thickness very much smaller than the incident wavelength.

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  • Received 11 November 2008

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.073901

©2009 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Matthew J. Lockyear, Alastair P. Hibbins, and J. Roy Sambles

  • School of Physics, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QL, United Kingdom

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Vol. 102, Iss. 7 — 20 February 2009

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