Published December 16, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Power propagation in homogeneous isotropic frequency-dispersive left-handed media

  • 1. Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4307 (United States)

Description

We study transmission at a boundary between a right-handed medium (RHM: ε>0, μ>0) and a frequency dispersive left-handed medium [LHM: ε(ω)<0, μ(ω)<0 for some ω], both homogeneous and isotropic. In order to account for the dispersion, two types of signal spectra are considered. The first consists of two discrete frequencies, while the second is Gaussian. Explicit expressions for the time-domain fields are obtained, from which the time-averaged Poynting vectors and hence power flow vectors are calculated. In both cases, we find that waves refract at negative angles at a RHM-LHM interface

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
25
Journal Page Range
p. 257401-257401.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35030334
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; PERMITTIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVE PROPAGATION
Descriptors DEC
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIONS

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society