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1.1 Contents and Organisation of the Book |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Step-Index Subwavelength Waveguides Made of Isotropic Materials |
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3 | (2) |
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1.3 Field Enhancement in the Low Refractive Index Discontinuity Waveguides |
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5 | (1) |
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1.4 Porous Waveguides and Fibres |
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6 | (1) |
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1.5 Multifilament Core Fibres |
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7 | (1) |
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1.6 Nanostructured Waveguides and Effective Medium Approximation |
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8 | (1) |
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1.7 Waveguides Made of Anisotropic Materials |
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9 | (1) |
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1.8 Metals and Polar Materials |
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10 | (2) |
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1.9 Surface Polariton Waves on Planar and Curved Interfaces |
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12 | (4) |
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1.9.1 Surface Waves on Planar Interfaces |
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12 | (2) |
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1.9.2 Surface Waves on Wires |
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14 | (2) |
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1.9.3 Plasmons Guided by Metal Slab Waveguides |
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16 | (1) |
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1.9.4 Plasmons Guided by Metal Slot Waveguides |
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16 | (1) |
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1.10 Metal/Dielectric Metamaterials and Waveguides Made of Them |
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16 | (2) |
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1.11 Extending Effective Medium Approximation to Shorter Wavelengths |
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18 | (3) |
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2 Hamiltonian Formulation of Maxwell Equations for the Modes of Anisotropic Waveguides |
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21 | (18) |
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2.1 Eigenstates of a Waveguide in Hamiltonian Formulation |
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21 | (2) |
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2.2 Orthogonality Relation between the Modes of a Waveguide Made of Lossless Dielectrics |
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23 | (3) |
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2.3 Expressions for the Modal Phase Velocity |
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26 | (1) |
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2.4 Expressions for the Modal Group Velocity |
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27 | (2) |
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2.5 Orthogonality Relation between the Modes of a Waveguide Made of Lossy Dielectrics |
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29 | (1) |
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2.6 Excitation of the Waveguide Modes |
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30 | (9) |
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2.6.1 Least Squares Method |
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32 | (1) |
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2.6.2 Using Flux Operator as an Orthogonal Dot Product |
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33 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Coupling into a Waveguide with Lossless Dielectric Profile |
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33 | (3) |
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2.6.4 Coupling into a Waveguide with Lossy Dielectric Profile |
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36 | (3) |
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3 Wave Propagation in Planar Anisotropic Multilayers, Transfer Matrix Formulation |
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39 | (8) |
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3.1 Planewave Solution for Uniform Anisotropic Dielectrics |
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39 | (2) |
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3.2 Transfer Matrix Technique for Multilayers Made from Uniform Anisotropic Dielectrics |
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41 | (3) |
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3.2.1 TE Multilayer Stack |
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41 | (2) |
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3.2.2 TM Multilayer Stack |
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43 | (1) |
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3.3 Reflections at the Interface between Isotropic and Anisotropic Dielectrics |
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44 | (3) |
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4 Slab Waveguides Made from Isotropic Dielectric Materials. Example of Subwavelength Planar Waveguides |
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47 | (28) |
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4.1 Finding Modes of a Slab Waveguide Using Transfer Matrix Theory |
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47 | (3) |
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4.2 Exact Solution for the Dispersion Relation of Modes of a Slab Waveguide |
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50 | (3) |
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4.3 Fundamental Mode Dispersion Relation in the Long-Wavelength Limit |
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53 | (2) |
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4.4 Fundamental Mode Dispersion Relation in the Short-Wavelength Limit |
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55 | (2) |
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4.5 Waveguides with Low Refractive-Index Contrast |
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57 | (1) |
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4.6 Single-Mode Guidance Criterion |
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57 | (1) |
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4.7 Dispersion Relations of the Higher-Order Modes in the Vicinity of their Cutoff Frequencies |
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57 | (1) |
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4.8 Modal Losses Due to Material Absorption |
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58 | (6) |
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4.8.1 Waveguides Featuring Low Loss-Dispersion |
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61 | (1) |
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4.8.2 Modal Losses in a Waveguide with Lossless Cladding |
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62 | (1) |
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4.8.3 Modal Losses in a Waveguide with Low Refractive-Index Contrast |
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63 | (1) |
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4.9 Coupling into a Subwavelength Slab Waveguide Using a 2D Gaussian Beam |
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64 | (5) |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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4.10 Size of a Waveguide Mode |
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69 | (6) |
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4.10.1 Modal Size of the Fundamental Modes of a Slab Waveguide in the Long-Wavelength Limit |
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72 | (2) |
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4.10.2 Modal Size of the Fundamental Modes of a Slab Waveguide in the Short-Wavelength Limit |
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74 | (1) |
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5 Slab Waveguides Made from Anisotropic Dielectrics |
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75 | (6) |
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5.1 Dispersion Relations for the Fundamental Modes of a Slab Waveguide |
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75 | (2) |
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5.1.1 Long-Wavelength Limit |
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76 | (1) |
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5.1.2 Single-Mode Guidance Criterion |
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77 | (1) |
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5.2 Using Transfer Matrix Method with Anisotropic Dielectrics |
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77 | (1) |
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5.3 Coupling to the Modes of a Slab Waveguide Made of Anisotropic Dielectrics |
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78 | (3) |
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6 Metamaterials in the Form of All-Dielectric Planar Multilayers |
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81 | (10) |
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6.1 Effective Medium Approximation for a Periodic Multilayer with Subwavelength Period |
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81 | (1) |
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6.2 Extended Bloch Waves of an Infinite Periodic Multilayer |
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82 | (2) |
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6.3 Effective Medium Approximation |
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84 | (2) |
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6.4 Extending Metamaterial Approximation to Shorter Wavelengths |
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86 | (3) |
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6.5 Ambiguities in the Interpretation of the Dispersion Relation of a Planewave Propagating in a Lossy Metamaterial |
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89 | (2) |
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7 Planar Waveguides Containing All-Dielectric Metamaterials, Example of Porous Waveguides |
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91 | (12) |
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7.1 Geometry of a Planar Porous Waveguide |
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91 | (1) |
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7.2 TE-Polarised Mode of a Porous Slab Waveguide |
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91 | (8) |
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7.2.1 Effective Refractive Index and Losses of the Fundamental TE Mode |
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91 | (4) |
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7.2.2 Single-Mode Propagation Criterion, TE Modes |
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95 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Dispersion of the Fundamental TE Mode |
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95 | (4) |
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7.3 TM-Polarised Mode of a Porous Slab Waveguide |
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99 | (4) |
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7.3.1 Effective Refractive Index and Losses of the Fundamental TM Mode |
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99 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Single-Mode Propagation Criterion, TM Modes |
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100 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Dispersion of the Fundamental TM Mode |
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101 | (2) |
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8 Circular Fibres Made of Isotropic Materials |
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103 | (34) |
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8.1 Circular Symmetric Solutions of Maxwell's Equations for an Infinite Uniform Dielectric |
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104 | (3) |
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8.2 Transfer Matrix Method |
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107 | (3) |
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8.3 Fundamental Mode of a Step-Index Fibre |
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110 | (5) |
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8.3.1 Low Refractive-Index Contrast (Weakly Guiding Approximation) |
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111 | (3) |
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8.3.2 Fundamental Mode Dispersion Relation in the Long-Wavelength Limit (Any Refractive-Index Contrast) |
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114 | (1) |
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8.4 Higher-Order Modes and their Dispersion Relations Near Cutoff Frequencies |
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115 | (7) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (5) |
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8.5 Dispersion of the Fundamental m = 1 Mode |
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122 | (1) |
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8.6 Losses of the Fundamental m = 1 Mode |
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123 | (2) |
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8.7 Modal Confinement and Modal Field Extent into the Cladding Region |
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125 | (12) |
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8.7.1 Short-Wavelength Limit (Strong Confinement) |
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126 | (1) |
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8.7.2 Long-Wavelength Limit (Weak Confinement), General Considerations |
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126 | (1) |
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8.7.3 Modal Extent into Cladding in the Weak Confinement Regime. Case of Modes with m > 1 |
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126 | (4) |
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8.7.4 Modal Extent into Cladding of the Fundamental m = 1 Mode in the Long-Wavelength Limit |
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130 | (3) |
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8.7.5 Examples of Field Distributions for m = 1, and m = 3 Modes |
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133 | (2) |
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8.7.6 Angle-Integrated Longitudinal Flux in the Weak Confinement Regime |
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135 | (2) |
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9 Circular Fibres Made of Anisotropic Materials |
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137 | (18) |
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9.1 Circular Symmetric Solutions of Maxwell's Equations for an Infinite Anisotropic Dielectric |
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137 | (2) |
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9.2 Transfer Matrix Method to Compute Eigenmodes of a Circular Fibre Made of Anisotropic Dielectrics |
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139 | (2) |
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9.3 Fundamental Mode of a Step-Index Fibre |
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141 | (5) |
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9.3.1 Low Refractive-Index Contrast, Low Anisotropy |
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141 | (3) |
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9.3.2 Long Wavelength Regime |
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144 | (2) |
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9.4 Linearly Polarised Modes of a Circular Fibre |
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146 | (9) |
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9.4.1 Fields of the Fundamental m = 1 Mode of a Circular Fibre in the Long-Wavelength Regime |
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150 | (5) |
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10 Metamaterials in the Form of a Periodic Lattice of Inclusions |
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155 | (12) |
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10.1 Effective Dielectric Tensor of Periodic Metamaterials in the Long-Wavelength Limit |
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156 | (8) |
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10.1.1 Effective Medium Theory for a Square Lattice of Circular Rods |
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158 | (3) |
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10.1.2 Effective Medium Approximation for a Square Lattice of Square Inclusions |
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161 | (3) |
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10.2 Bloch Wave Solutions in the Periodic Arrays of Arbitrary-Shaped Inclusions, Details of the Planewave Expansion Method |
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164 | (3) |
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11 Circular Fibres Made of All-Dielectric Metamaterials |
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167 | (18) |
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11.1 Porous-Core Fibres, Application in Low-Loss Guidance of THz Waves |
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167 | (8) |
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11.2 Multifilament Core Fibres, Designing Large Mode Area, Single-Mode Fibres |
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175 | (7) |
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11.3 Water-Core Fibres in THz, Guiding with Extremely Lossy Materials |
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182 | (3) |
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12 Modes at the Interface between Two Materials |
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185 | (24) |
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12.1 Surface Modes Propagating at the Interface between Two Positive Refractive Index Materials |
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185 | (3) |
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12.2 Geometrical Solution for the Bound Surface Modes |
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188 | (3) |
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12.3 Modes at the Interface between a Lossless Dielectric and an Ideal Metal, Excitation of an Ideal Surface Plasmon |
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191 | (3) |
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12.4 Modes at the Interface between a Lossless Dielectric and a Lossy Material (Metal or Dielectric) |
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194 | (10) |
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12.4.1 Modes at the Interface between One Lossless Dielectric and One Lossy Dielectric |
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194 | (2) |
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12.4.2 Modes at the Interface between a Lossless Dielectric and an Imperfect Metal. Frequency Region in the Vicinity of a Plasma Frequency (UV--Visible) |
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196 | (7) |
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12.4.3 Modes at the Interface between a Lossless Dielectric and an Imperfect Metal. Far-Infrared (THz) Spectral Range |
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203 | (1) |
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12.5 Material Parameters and Practical Examples of Surface Plasmons |
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204 | (5) |
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13 Modes of a Metal Slab Waveguide |
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209 | (24) |
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13.1 Modes of a Metal Slab Waveguide Surrounded by Two Identical Dielectric Claddings |
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210 | (11) |
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13.1.1 Weakly Coupled Surface Plasmons Guided by Thick and Lossless Metal Slab |
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211 | (4) |
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13.1.2 Long-Range Plasmon (Even Supermode) Guided by Thin and Lossless Metal Slab |
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215 | (4) |
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13.1.3 Odd Supermode Guided by Thin and Lossy Metal Slab |
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219 | (2) |
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13.2 Long-Range Plasmon Guided by Thin and Lossy Metal Slab |
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221 | (5) |
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13.2.1 Long-Range Plasmon Guided by Thin and Lossy Metal Slab. Visible--Mid-IR Spectral Range |
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221 | (1) |
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13.2.2 Long-Range Plasmon Guided by Thin and Lossy Metal Slab. Far-IR--(THz) Spectral Range |
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222 | (4) |
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13.3 Modes of a Metal Slab Surrounded by Two Distinct Lossless Claddings. Leaky Plasmonic Modes |
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226 | (7) |
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13.3.1 Radiation Losses of a Leaky Supermode Guided by a Nonsymmetric Slab Waveguide |
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228 | (5) |
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14 Modes of a Metal Slot Waveguide |
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233 | (14) |
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14.1 Odd-Mode Dispersion Relation Near the Light Line of the Core Material neff ~ no. Visible--Mid-IR Spectral Range |
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235 | (3) |
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14.2 Odd-Mode Dispersion Relation near the Mode Cutoff neff ~ 0. Visible--Mid-IR Spectral Range |
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238 | (2) |
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14.3 Fundamental Mode of a Metal Slot Waveguide. Visible--Mid-IR Spectral Range |
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240 | (3) |
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14.4 Fundamental Mode Dispersion Relation at Low Frequencies ω → 0. Far-IR Spectral Range |
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243 | (4) |
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15 Planar Metal/Dielectric Metamaterials |
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247 | (6) |
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15.1 Extended Waves in the Infinite Metal/Dielectric Periodic Multilayers (Long-Wavelength Limit) |
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247 | (3) |
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15.2 Extending Metamaterial Approximation to Shorter Wavelengths |
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250 | (3) |
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16 Examples of Applications of Metal/Dielectric Metamaterials |
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253 | (28) |
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16.1 Optically Transparent Conductive Layers, Case of εII > 0, εT > 0 |
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253 | (3) |
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16.2 Perfect Polarisation Splitter, Case of εII > 0, εT < 0 |
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256 | (4) |
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16.3 Surface States at the Interface between Lossless Dielectric and Metal/Dielectric Metamaterials |
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260 | (2) |
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16.4 Surface Plasmons in a Two-Material System εi = εd |
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262 | (9) |
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16.4.1 Surface Plasmon at the Interface with Metamaterial 1 |
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262 | (4) |
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16.4.2 Surface Plasmon at the Interface with Metamaterial 2 |
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266 | (2) |
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16.4.3 Surface Plasmon at the Interface with Metamaterial 3 |
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268 | (3) |
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16.5 Practical Application of Surface Plasmons Supported by Metamaterials 1, 2, 3 |
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271 | (10) |
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16.5.1 Sensing of Changes in the Analyte Refractive Index Using Surface Plasmons |
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271 | (4) |
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16.5.2 Field Enhancement at the Metallic Surface |
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275 | (6) |
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17 Modes of Metallic Wires, Guidance in the UV--near-IR, Mid-IR and Far-IR Spectral Ranges |
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281 | (20) |
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17.1 Guidance by the Metallic Wires with Diameters Smaller than the Metal Skin Depth |
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281 | (4) |
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17.2 Guidance by the Metallic Wires with Diameters Much Larger than the Metal Skin Depth |
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285 | (1) |
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17.3 Wire Plasmons in the Visible--Near-IR Spectral Range |
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286 | (5) |
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17.3.1 Cutoff Frequencies of the Wire Plasmons in the Visible--Near-IR |
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291 | (1) |
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17.4 Wire Plasmons in the Mid-IR--Far-IR Spectral Range |
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291 | (10) |
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17.4.1 m = 1 Wire Plasmon in the Mid-IR Range |
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291 | (2) |
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17.4.2 m = 0 Wire Plasmon in the Mid-IR Spectral Range |
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293 | (2) |
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17.4.3 m = 1 Wire Plasmon in the Far-IR Spectral Range |
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295 | (2) |
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17.4.4 m = 0 Wire Plasmon in the Far-IR Spectral Range |
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297 | (4) |
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18 Semianalytical Methods of Solving Nonlinear Equations of Two Variables |
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301 | (6) |
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18.1 Polynomial Solution of a Nonlinear Equation in the Vicinity of a Known Particular Solution |
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301 | (1) |
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18.2 Method of Consecutive Functional Iterations |
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302 | (2) |
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18.3 Method of Asymptotics |
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304 | (3) |
References |
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307 | (4) |
Index |
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