Near-perfect conversion of a propagating plane wave into a surface wave using metasurfaces

  • S. N. Tcvetkova*
  • , D. H. Kwon
  • , A. Díaz-Rubio
  • , S. A. Tretyakov
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper theoretical and numerical studies of perfect/nearly perfect conversion of a plane wave into a surface wave are presented. The problem of determining the electromagnetic properties of an inhomogeneous lossless boundary which would fully transform an incident plane wave into a surface wave propagating along the boundary is considered. An approximate field solution which produces a slowly growing surface wave and satisfies the energy conservation law is discussed and numerically demonstrated. The results of the study are of great importance for the future development of such devices as perfect leaky-wave antennas and can potentially lead to many novel applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115447
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume97
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Mar 2018
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Funding

This work was supported in part by the Academy of Finland (Project No. 287894) and Nokia Foundation (Project No. 201810155).

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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