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Carlos J Zapata-Rodríguez1, Juan J Miret, Slobodan Vuković

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We studied surface waves at dielectric and metamaterial boundaries. Hybridization allows tighter wave confinement, and we predict new long-range oblique surface waves using numerical methods.

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Area of Science:

  • * Physics and Materials Science
  • * Electromagnetism and Wave Propagation

Background:

  • * Surface wave propagation is crucial for various photonic and electronic devices.
  • * Metamaterials offer unique electromagnetic properties not found in natural materials.
  • * Understanding wave behavior at interfaces is key to designing novel devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To analyze surface-wave propagation at a dielectric-multilayered metamaterial interface.
  • * To investigate the hyperbolization of dispersion curves in different spectral regimes.
  • * To explore the hybridization of surface waves for enhanced wave confinement.

Main Methods:

  • * Theoretical analysis of surface-wave propagation.
  • * Investigation of dispersion curves and spectral regimes.
  • * Numerical simulations using the finite-element method (FEM).

Main Results:

  • * Surface wave hybridization enables tighter confinement than pure TM surface-plasmon polaritons.
  • * The effective-medium approach shows significant deviations in practical scenarios.
  • * Prediction of long-range oblique surface waves at the interface.

Conclusions:

  • * Hybridization of surface waves offers enhanced control over wave confinement.
  • * Numerical methods are essential for accurate predictions in complex metamaterial structures.
  • * The study predicts novel long-range oblique surface waves with potential applications.