Surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waveguides harbor many potential applications at visible and near-infrared (NIR)
wavelengths. However, dispersive properties of the metal in the waveguide yields weakly coupled and lossy plasmonic
modes in the mid and long wave infrared range. This is one of the major reasons for the rise in popularity of surface phonon
polariton (SPhP) waveguides in recent research and micro-fabrication pursuit. Silicon carbide (SiC) is a good candidate in
SPhP waveguides since it has negative dielectric permittivity in the long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectral region, indicative
that coupling to surface phonon polaritons is realizable. Introducing surface phonon polaritons for waveguiding provides
good modal confinement and enhanced propagation length. A hybrid waveguide structure at long-wave infrared (LWIR)
is demonstrated in which an eigenmode solver approach in Ansys HFSS was applied. The effect of a three layer
configuration i.e., silicon wire on a benzocyclobutene (BCB) dielectric slab on SiC, and the effects of varying their
dimensions on the modal field distribution and on the propagation length, is presented.
A circular polarized (CP) infrared (IR) leaky wave surface design is presented. The metasurface consists of an array of
rectangular patches connected by microstrip and operating over the long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectrum with
directional wave emission and absorption. The surface is composed of periodically aligned arrays of sub-wavelength
metal patches separated from a ground plane by a dielectric slab. The design combines the features of the conventional
patch and leaky wave antenna leading to a metasurface that preferentially emits CP IR radiation by use of axial
asymmetrical unit cells. This is a deviation from reported structures that mainly employ a phase shifter to combine
linearly polarized waves in order to attain circular polarization. The performance of this leaky wave surface is verified
through full-wave simulation using the ANSYS HFSS finite element analysis tool. The leaky wave phenomenon is
demonstrated by the frequency and angular dependence of the absorption while circular polarization is characterized via
stokes parameters. The main beam of this surface can be steered continuously by varying the frequency while
maintaining circular polarization within the main beam direction. A CP leaky wave at 10.6 μm with a scanning angle of
30° is demonstrated. Metasurfaces exhibiting spectral and polarization selectivity in absorption/emission hold the
potential for impact in IR applications including detection, imaging, thermal management, energy harvesting and
tagging.
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