Broadband giant-refractive-index material based on mesoscopic space-filling curves

Taeyong Chang; Jong Uk Kim; Seung Kyu Kang; Hyowook Kim; Do Kyung Kim; Yong-Hee Lee; Jonghwa Shin

doi:10.1038/ncomms12661

Nature Communications (Aug 2016)

Broadband giant-refractive-index material based on mesoscopic space-filling curves

Taeyong Chang,
Jong Uk Kim,
Seung Kyu Kang,
Hyowook Kim,
Do Kyung Kim,
Yong-Hee Lee,
Jonghwa Shin

Affiliations

Taeyong Chang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Jong Uk Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Seung Kyu Kang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Hyowook Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Do Kyung Kim: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Yong-Hee Lee: Department of Physics, KAIST
Jonghwa Shin: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12661
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The refractive index of natural materials only covers a limited range. Here, Chang et al. use the principle of space-filling curves to construct a mesoscopic crystal with a refractive index greater than 1000 at GHz frequencies. The concept is inherently broadband and scalable.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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