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The characteristics of slow light in a magnetized plasma hyperbolic metamaterial waveguide are analyzed in detail. Compared with a conventional waveguide filled with hyperbolic metamaterial cladded by dielectric or a dielectric waveguide cladded by hyperbolic metamaterial, the characteristics of slow light in a magnetized plasma hyperbolic metamaterial waveguide are actively tunable. The results show that plasma filling factor, dielectric constant of background materials, plasma density, and external magnetized field have significantly changed the characteristics of slow light. Parameter dependence of the effects is examined and discussed.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 11575135.
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Zeng, A.W., Guo, B. Characteristics of slow light in a magnetized plasma hyperbolic metamaterial waveguide. Opt Quant Electron 49, 200 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1033-4
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