Abstract
We report resonant photon tunneling (RPT) through one-dimensional metamaterials consisting of alternating layers of metal and dielectric. RPT via a surface plasmon polariton state permits evanescent light waves with large wavenumbers to be conveyed through the meta-material. This is the mechanism for sub-wavelength imaging recently demonstrated with a super-lens. Furthermore, we find that the RPT peak is shifted from the reflectance dip with increasing the number of Al layers, indicating that the shift is caused by the losses in the RPT.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9942-9950 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Optics Express |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 Jun 23 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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Tomita, S., Yokoyama, T., Yanagi, H., Wood, B., Pendry, J. B., Fujii, M., & Hayashi, S. (2008). Resonant photon tunneling via surface plasmon polaritons through one-dimensional metal-dielectric metamaterials. Optics Express, 16(13), 9942-9950. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.009942