TE surface waves in dielectric slab sandwiched between LHM slabs

Authors

ASS'AD I. ASS'AD
Hassan S. Ashour

DOI

10.3906/fiz-1106-8

Abstract

In this work, the dispersion relation for TE surface waves has been derived for a slab waveguide constructed from a dielectric material slab sandwiched between two thick layers of left-handed material (LHM). The dispersion relation and the power flow were numerically solved for a given set of parameters: the structural factor, dielectric slab thickness, and the operating frequency on the effective refractive index and power flow. We found that the wave effective refractive index decreases with thickness increase as well as increase in frequency. We found that the effective refractive index increases slightly with increase of structural factor. Also, the power flow increases with thickness and increases with operating frequency.

Keywords

TE surface waves, dispersion relation, left-handed metamaterial, power flow

First Page

207

Last Page

213

Recommended Citation

ASS'AD, ASS'AD I. and Ashour, Hassan S. (2012) "TE surface waves in dielectric slab sandwiched between LHM slabs," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3906/fiz-1106-8
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol36/iss2/6