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Light wheel buildup using a backward surface mode

Optics 2015-05-19 v2

Abstract

When a guided mode is excited in a dielectric slab coupled to a backward surface wave at the interface between a dielectric and a left-handed medium, light is confined in the structure : this is a light wheel. Complex plane analysis of the dispersion relation and coupled-mode formalism give a deep insight into the physics of this phenomenon (lateral confinement and the presence of a dark zone).

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@article{arxiv.1009.2608,
  title  = {Light wheel buildup using a backward surface mode},
  author = {Rémi Polles and Antoine Moreau and Gérard Granet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.2608},
  year   = {2015}
}

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3 pages

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