title: Experimental demonstration of near-infrared negative-index metamaterials.
abstract: Metal-based negative refractive-index materials have been extensively studied in the microwave region. However, negative-index metamaterials have not been realized at near-IR or visible frequencies due to difficulties of fabrication and to the generally poor optical properties of metals at these wavelengths. In this Letter, we report the first fabrication and experimental verification of a transversely structured metal-dielectric-metal multilayer exhibiting a negative refractive index around 2 microm. Both the amplitude and the phase of the transmission and reflection were measured experimentally, and are in good agreement with a rigorous coupled wave analysis.
authors.affiliation: Center for High Technology Materials and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA.
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wenjun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Panoiu
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Malloy
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Osgood
authors.forename: S R J
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Brueck