Date of Award
5-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Optical Engineering
Department
Department of Physics and Optical Engineering
First Advisor
Richard Liptak
Second Advisor
Sergio Granieri
Third Advisor
Wonjong Joo
Abstract
In the past few years, “metamaterials” have grabbed attention of researchers in both science and engineering. They have revealed great potentials to realize unusual optical applications such as flat lenses or frequency-selective performances with their unusual electromagnetic properties. In this project, Cu/SiO2/Cu metamaterials of diverse designs and parameters were studied towards discovering their unknown optical applications. From simulation work, it was found that some metamaterials exhibit a performance of a rectangle-shaped bandpass at optical frequencies. Their operational wavelength region can be adjusted by having a different scale of the structure or a different thickness of the constituent materials. This indicates that those metamaterials could be used instead of traditional optical filters. A few selected metamaterials were fabricated and tested for comparison with the simulation results.
Recommended Citation
Oh, Minsu, "Study of Cu/SiO2/Cu Metamaterials: Design, Simulation, Fabrication, Testing, and Optical Applications" (2017). Graduate Theses - Physics and Optical Engineering. 19.
https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/optics_grad_theses/19