Nanocomposite material with the unit refractive index

Journal Article · Wed Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 2005 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2005V035N08ABEH003833· OSTI ID:21470821

Sukhov, S V ^[1]

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1. Ul'yanovsk Branch, Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul'yanovsk (Russian Federation)

Optical properties of a composite medium comprised of metallic nanospheres located at the sites of a three-dimensional lattice and embedded into a dielectric matrix are considered. It is shown that for a certain ratio of the dielectric constants, the refractive index of the composite medium may be equal to unity. A method taking into account the delay effects during interaction of nanospheres with radiation has been developed to describe the optical properties of the composite medium. It is shown that in the limit when the distances between nanospheres are negligibly small compared to the wavelength, the results coincide with the results of the Maxwell-Garnett theory. (nanotechnologies)

• OSTI ID: 21470821
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 35; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
DIELECTRIC MATERIALS
DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
INTERACTIONS
MATERIALS
NANOSTRUCTURES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
PERMITTIVITY
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
REFRACTIVE INDEX
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
WAVELENGTHS