Nonradiative dielectric waveguides employing metamaterial media are studied with the aim of obtaining unimodal surface-wave propagation for the operating low-loss LSM01 mode. Homogeneous isotropic -negative media are considered, with a plasma-like frequencydependent relative permittivity. The use of such media allows for obtaining the desired unimodal propagation in suitable frequency ranges, provided that the metamaterial slab thickness and the metal-plate spacing are sufficiently small. Parametric analyses are performed to determine the attainable frequency bandwidths.
Unimodal surface-wave propagation in metamaterial nonradiative dielectric waveguides / Baccarelli, Paolo; Burghignoli, Paolo; Frezza, Fabrizio; Galli, Alessandro; Lampariello, Paolo; Paulotto, Simone. - In: MICROWAVE AND OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY LETTERS. - ISSN 0895-2477. - 48:12(2006), pp. 2557-2560. (Intervento presentato al convegno International Conference on Metamaterials and Special Materials for Electromagnetic Applications and Telecommunications tenutosi a Rome, ITALY nel MAR, 2006) [10.1002/mop.22000].
Unimodal surface-wave propagation in metamaterial nonradiative dielectric waveguides
BACCARELLI, Paolo;BURGHIGNOLI, Paolo;FREZZA, Fabrizio;GALLI, Alessandro;LAMPARIELLO, Paolo;PAULOTTO, Simone
2006
Abstract
Nonradiative dielectric waveguides employing metamaterial media are studied with the aim of obtaining unimodal surface-wave propagation for the operating low-loss LSM01 mode. Homogeneous isotropic -negative media are considered, with a plasma-like frequencydependent relative permittivity. The use of such media allows for obtaining the desired unimodal propagation in suitable frequency ranges, provided that the metamaterial slab thickness and the metal-plate spacing are sufficiently small. Parametric analyses are performed to determine the attainable frequency bandwidths.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.