title: Physical nature of volume plasmon polaritons in hyperbolic metamaterials.
abstract: We investigate electromagnetic wave propagation in multilayered metal-dielectric hyperbolic metamaterials (HMMs). We demonstrate that high-k propagating waves in HMMs are volume plasmon polaritons. The volume plasmon polariton band is formed by coupling of short-range surface plasmon polariton excitations in the individual metal layers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Institute for Optical Sciences, University of Toronto, 60 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada.
authors.forename: Sergei V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Zhukovsky
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kidwai
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sipe
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008956:Models, Chemical; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000379:methods*