Abstract
We theoretically and experimentally study the Rabi splitting induced by photon tunneling modes in a paired structure composed of a permittivity-negative medium and a permeability-negative medium. It is shown that a tunneling mode will appear at the frequency where the paired structure is equivalent to a media with effective (near) zero refractive index. A cavity may be realized with features: subwavelength cavity size and exponentially increasing of the optical field. Therefore, the photon tunneling mode in a metamaterial with effective (near) zero refractive index may be used as a cavity with highly localized field and small volume.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 72260O |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 7226 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Event | Advances in Slow and Fast Light II - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 25 Jan 2009 → 27 Jan 2009 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
User-Defined Keywords
- Metamaterials
- Rabi splitting
- Tunneling