Abstract : We theoretically study fishnet metamaterials at optical frequencies. In contrast with earlier works, we provide a microscopic description by tracking the transversal and longitudinal flows of energy through the fishnet mesh composed of intersecting subwavelength plasmonic waveguides. The analysis is supported by a semianalytical model based on surface-plasmon coupled-mode equations, which provides accurate formulas for the fishnet refractive index, including the real-negative and imaginary parts. The model simply explains how the surface plasmons couple at the waveguide intersections, and it shines new light on the fishnet negative-index paradigm at optical frequencies. Extension of the theory for losscompensated metamaterials with gain media is also presented.
https://hal-iogs.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00681497 Contributor : Christophe SauvanConnect in order to contact the contributor Submitted on : Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 4:15:24 PM Last modification on : Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 5:45:30 PM Long-term archiving on: : Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 3:11:01 PM