813 research outputs found
Enhanced transmission of slit arrays in an extremely thin metallic film
Horizontal resonances of slit arrays are studied. They can lead to an
enhanced transmission that cannot be explained using the single-mode
approximation. A new type of cavity resonance is found when the slits are
narrow for a wavelength very close to the period. It can be excited for very
low thicknesses. Optimization shows these structures could constitute
interesting monochromatic filters
Theory of fishnet negative-index optical metamaterials
We theoretically study fishnet metamaterials at optical frequencies. In
contrast to 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 semi-analytical 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 loss-compensated metamaterials with gain media is also presented.Comment: 4 figure
Health-related quality of life in the WA HIV Cohort: 2008
Quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome of HIV treatment and a priority in the management of HIV. A new Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) questionnaire to measure the QOL in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) from different cultures and language groups has been developed. The instrument, PROQOL-HIV, has undergone psychometric validation in 791 individuals from 8 countries including 99 people from the WA HIV Cohort Study
Decomposing the scattered field of two-dimensional metaatoms into multipole contributions
We introduce a technique to decompose the scattered near field of
two-dimensional arbitrary metaatoms into its multipole contributions. To this
end we expand the scattered field upon plane wave illumination into cylindrical
harmonics as known from Mie theory. By relating these cylin- drical harmonics
to the field radiated by Cartesian multipoles, the contribution of the lowest
order electric and magnetic multipoles can be identified. Revealing these
multipoles is essential for the design of metamaterials because they largely
determine the character of light propagation. In par- ticular, having this
information at hand it is straightforward to distinguish between effects that
result either from the arrangement of the metaatoms or from their particular
design
Slow-wave effect and mode-profile matching in Photonic Crystal microcavities
Physical mechanisms involved in the light confinement in photonic crystal
slab microcavities are investigated. We first present a full three-dimensional
numerical study of these microcavities. Then, to gain physical insight into the
confinement mechanisms, we develop a Fabry-Perot model. This model provides
accurate predictions and sheds new light on the physics of light confinement.
We clearly identify two mechanisms to enhance the Q factor of these
microcavities. The first one consists in improving the mode-profile matching at
the cavity terminations and the second one in using a slow wave in the cavity.Comment: accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B, 8 pages, 4 figure
Minireview on Disordered Optical Metasurfaces
The use of coherent wave phenomena to enhance device performance is a
cornerstone of modern optics. In juxtaposition to (locally) periodic
metasurfaces, their disordered counterparts exhibit an interplay of destructive
and constructive interferences occurring at the same spatial and spectral
frequencies. This attribute provides disordered metasurfaces with a remarkable
degree of flexibility, setting them apart from the constraints of periodic
arrangements. Hereafter, we provide a concise overview of the cutting-edge
developments and offer insights into the forthcoming research in this dynamic
field
Search for proton decay in the Frejus experiment
The status of the Frejus experiment and the preliminary results obtained in the search for nucleon decay are discussed. A modular, fine grain tracking calorimeter was installed in the Frejus laboratory in the period extending from October 1983 to May 1985. The 3300 cubic meter underground laboratory, located in the center of the Frejus tunnel in the Alps, is covered in the vertical direction by 1600 m of rocks (4400 m w.e.). The average number of atmospheric muons in the lab is 4.2 square meters per day. The 912 ton detector is made of 114 modules, each one including eight flash chamber and one Geiger vertical planes of (6 x 6) square meters dimensions. The flash chamber (and Geiger) planes are alternatively crossed to provide a 90 deg. stereo reconstruction. No candidate for the nucleon decay into charged lepton is found in the first sample of events
Analysis of surface waves generated on subwavelength-structured silver films
Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to analyse the physical-chemical
surface properties of subwavlength structured silver films and
finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) numerical simulations of the optical
response of these structures to plane-wave excitation, we report on the origin
and nature of the persistent surface waves generated by a single slit-groove
motif and recently measured by far-field optical interferometry. The surface
analysis shows that the silver films are free of detectable oxide or sulfide
contaminants, and the numerical simulations show very good agreement with the
results previously reported.Comment: 9 Figure
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