Hybrid surface modes in periodic stratified media: transfer matrix technique

Ciumac, M.; Baboiu, D.-M.; Mihalache, Dumitru

doi:10.1016/0030-4018(94)90534-7

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“…Potential applications of such systems range from sensing 79,80 and solar cells 81 , over optoelectronic devices 3 and beam manipulation via metamaterials 82 , to waveguiding 56,83 , and ultrafast optical components 45,84 . However, due to the lack of a general formalism, the optical response of these polaritonic multilayer systems is often either approximated by effective, isotropic permittivity models [85][86][87] , or described by specifically derived formulas [29][30][31][32] . Our generalized formalism allows for a precise, layer-resolved study that includes any isotropic, anisotropic or even birefringent response of any number of layers, and thus holds great potential for the prediction and analysis of polariton modes in stratified heterostructures.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, what already proves intricate in isotropic multilayers, becomes even more cumbersome when the materials are uniaxial or even biaxial requiring a 4 × 4 transfer matrix formalism [23][24][25] , as it is the case for many state-of-theart nanophotonic materials like hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) 26 , molybdenum trioxide (MoO 3 ) 27 , or BP 28 . In consequence, to the best of our knowledge, previous approaches aiming at the analytical computation of light absorption in anisotropic multilayers are restricted to special cases [29][30][31][32] , whereas a fully generalized formalism applicable to any number of layers of media with arbi-trary permittivity has not been proposed so far.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Layer-resolved absorption of light in arbitrarily anisotropic heterostructures

2020

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We present a generalized formalism to describe the optical energy flow and spatially resolved absorption in arbitrarily anisotropic layered structures. The algorithm is capable of treating any number of layers of arbitrarily anisotropic, birefringent, and absorbing media and is implemented in an open access computer program. We derive explicit expressions for the transmitted and absorbed power at any point in the multilayer structure, using the electric field distribution from a 4×4 transfer matrix formalism. As a test ground, we study three nanophotonic device structures featuring unique layer-resolved absorption characteristics, making use of (i) in-plane hyperbolic phonon polaritons, (ii) layer-selective, cavity-enhanced exciton absorption in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers, and (iii) intersubband-cavity polaritons in quantum wells. Covering such a broad spectral range from the far-infrared to the visible, the case studies demonstrate the generality and wide applicability of our approach.

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Layer-resolved absorption of light in arbitrarily anisotropic heterostructures

2020

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“…It turned out that the angular existence range of the surface wave is much wider (dozens of degrees) than that of a Dyakonov surface wave counterpart on natural anisotropic media (less than one degree). Apart from these studies, the combination of birefringent media and periodic structures for the purpose of forming an interface for SWs was theoretically investigated by Ciumac and colleagues [154]. They considered a positive uniaxial birefringent substrate with the optical axis in the plane of the interface and a dielectric multilayer composed of two different alternating dielectric layers.…”

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Photonic surface waves on metamaterial interfaces

Takayama

Bogdanov

Lavrinenko

2017

J. Phys.: Condens. Matter

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A surface wave (SW) in optics is a light wave, which is supported at an interface of two dissimilar media and propagates along the interface with its field amplitude exponentially decaying away from the boundary. The research on surface waves has been flourishing in last few decades thanks to their unique properties of surface sensitivity and field localization. These features have resulted in applications in nano-guiding, sensing, light-trapping and imaging based on the near-field techniques, contributing to the establishment of the nanophotonics as a field of research. Up to present, a wide variety of surface waves has been investigated in numerous material and structure settings. This paper reviews the recent progress and development in the physics of SWs localized at metamaterial interfaces, as well as bulk media in order to provide broader perspectives on optical surface waves in general. For each type of the surface waves, we discuss material and structural platforms. We mainly focus on experimental realizations in the visible and near-infrared wavelength ranges. We also address existing and potential application of SWs in chemical and biological sensing, and experimental excitation and characterization methods.

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“…Over the years, a large number of such and related problems have been solved [153][154][155][156][157][158][159][160]. The homogeneous material could be an isotropic dielectric material [153,155,157] or an anisotropic dielectric material [154,159], or even an isotropic NPV material [156,158,160]. Magnetic control is possible by the incorporation of gyrotropy in the relative permittivity dyadic of an anisotropic dielectric material [159].…”

Section: Photonic Crystalsmentioning

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Surface electromagnetic waves: A review

Polo

Lakhtakia

2011

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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From the beginning of the 20th century, researchers have been interested in surface electromagnetic waves guided by planar interfaces of dissimilar mediums. Much initial research on surface-plasmon waves and surface-plasmonpolariton waves stemmed from theoretical curiosity, but the development of new experimental techniques propelled commercial exploitation for optical sensors of chemical and biological species. Additional surface waves called Dyakonov waves, Tamm waves, and Dyakonov-Tamm waves have emerged during the last 25 years. Experimental observation of Dyakonov waves was reported only in 2009, but the rapid development of experimental apparatus during the 1990s suggests that theoretical predictions will soon be evaluated experimentally, leading to further development of optical detection systems and optical circuitry.

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Hybrid surface modes in periodic stratified media: transfer matrix technique

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Layer-resolved absorption of light in arbitrarily anisotropic heterostructures

Layer-resolved absorption of light in arbitrarily anisotropic heterostructures

Photonic surface waves on metamaterial interfaces

Surface electromagnetic waves: A review

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