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We propose the use of a left-handed material in an optical waveguide structure to reduce its thickness well below the wavelength of light. We demonstrate that a layer of left-handed material, added to the cladding of a planar waveguide rather than to its core, allows for good light confinement in a subwavelength thin waveguide. We attribute the observed behavior to the change in phase evolution of electromagnetic waves in the guide. This technique can be used for the miniaturization of photonic integrated circuits.
Published in:
Applied Physics Letters
(Volume:92
,
Issue:
20
)
Date of Publication: May 2008
- Page(s):
- 203111 - 203111-3
- ISSN :
- 0003-6951
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1063/1.2936299
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 18 June 2009
- Issue Date :
- May 2008
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