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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
InGaAs/InAlAs Heterostructures and Superlattices:
An All-Semiconductor Mid-infrared Optical Metamaterial
by
Bivas Saha
Ph.D. Prelim Exam Part I
Advisor:
Prof. T. Sands
ABSTRACT
The studies of optical phenomena in nanoscale materials have generated tremendous enthusiasm among researchers in recent years. Metamaterials that have artificial structural elements designed to achieve unusual electromagnetic properties
are currently being investigated widely to achieve negative refraction, sub wavelength imaging, density of states engineering and other exotic optical phenomenon. In this talk, I will present an all semiconductor metamaterial based on InGaAs/InAlAs multilayers
and superlattices that show negative refraction in the Mid-IR range. The theory behind negative refraction in layered metamaterials is reviewed briefly before discussing the optical characterization and more specifically the negative refraction. Further research
into new material systems that might show similar effect and other interesting optical properties are also proposed.
Date: Monday, November 26, 2012
Time: 4:00 P.M.
Place: BIRK 2001
Lisa Stacey
Secretary/Development Assistant
Purdue University
School of Materials Engineering
765/494-4100