title: General properties of surface modes in binary metal-dielectric metamaterials.
abstract: We present general properties of surface modes in binary metal-dielectric metamaterials. We show mechanism for surface mode formation and analyze their existence conditions for semi-infinite metamaterials in the frame of couple mode theory.
authors.affiliation: NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, 3112 Etcheverry Hall University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1740, USA.
authors.forename: Sung Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Erick
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ulin-Avila
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bartal
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D008027:Light; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals