Enhancement of sensitivity in optical waveguide sensors using left-handed materials

被引：44

作者：

Taya, S. A. ^{[2
]}

Shabat, M. M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Khalil, H. M. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Max Planck Inst Phys Komplexer Syst, D-3801187 Dresden, Germany

[2] Islam Univ, Dept Phys, Gaza, Gaza Strip, Israel

[3] Ain Shams Univ, Coll Girls, Cairo, Egypt

来源：

OPTIK | 2009年 / 120卷 / 10期

关键词：

Left-handed materials; Optical waveguide sensors; Sensitivity analysis; INDEX;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijleo.2007.12.001

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We show analytically that the sensitivity of an optical waveguide sensor can be dramatically enhanced by using a metamaterial with negative permittivity and permeability. The variation of the sensitivity of the proposed waveguide sensor with different parameters of the waveguide is studied. It is found that the sensitivity of the sensor increases with the increasing thickness of the metamaterial due to the surface polariton generation. (C) 2008 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：504 / 508

页数：5

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