Reflectors and resonators for high-k bulk Bloch plasmonic waves in multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials

Abstract

We propose proof-of-concept designs of Bragg reflectors and Fabry-Pérot resonators for large wave vector waves (Bloch bulk plasmon polaritons) in multilayer metal-dielectric hyperbolic metamaterials. The designs are based on hybrid multilayers having both subwavelength and wavelength-scale structuring. This multiscale approach is shown to be a promising platform for using bulk plasmonic waves in complex multilayer metamaterials as a new kind of information carriers.