Perfect absorbers on curved surfaces and their potential applications

被引:48
作者
Alaee, Rasoul [1 ]
Menzel, Christoph [1 ]
Rockstuhl, Carsten [1 ]
Lederer, Falk [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Jena, Abbe Ctr Photon, Inst Condensed Matter Theory & Solid State Opt, D-07743 Jena, Germany
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2012年 / 20卷 / 16期
关键词
LIGHT-ABSORPTION; BAND; FIELDS;
D O I
10.1364/OE.20.018370
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Recently perfect metamaterial absorbers triggered some fascination since they permit the observation of an extreme interaction of light with a nanostructured thin film. For the first time we evaluate here the functionality of such perfect absorbers if they are applied on curved surfaces. We probe their optical response and discuss potential novel applications. Examples are the complete suppression of back-scattered light from the covered objects, rendering it cloaked in reflection, and their action as optical black holes. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
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页码:18370 / 18376
页数:7
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