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Engineering photonic density of states using metamaterials

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The photonic density of states (PDOS), like its electronic counterpart, is one of the key physical quantities governing a variety of phenomena and hence PDOS manipulation is the route to new photonic devices. The PDOS is conventionally altered by exploiting the resonance within a device such as a microcavity or a bandgap structure like a photonic crystal. Here we show that nanostructured metamaterials with hyperbolic dispersion can dramatically enhance the photonic density of states paving the way for metamaterial-based PDOS engineering.

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  1. Birck Nanotechnology Center, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    Z. Jacob, J.-Y. Kim, G. V. Naik, A. Boltasseva, E. E. Narimanov & V. M. Shalaev

  2. DTU-Fotonik Technical University of Denmark, DTU Building 343, 2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    A. Boltasseva

  3. Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaät Erlangen-Nuürnberg, 91052, Erlangen, Germany

    A. Boltasseva

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Z. Jacob and J.-Y. Kim contributed equally to this work.

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Jacob, Z., Kim, JY., Naik, G.V. et al. Engineering photonic density of states using metamaterials. Appl. Phys. B 100, 215–218 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-010-4096-5

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