News Archives – 2010
December 29, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Cloaked near-field scanning optical microscope tip for noninvasive near-field imaging,” has been published in Physical Review Letters, Vol. 105, No. 26, 263906.
December 22, 2010: the paper G. D’Aguanno, N. Mattiucci, A. Alù, and M. Bloemer, “Quenched optical transmission in ultrathin, sub-wavelength, plasmonic gratings,” has been accepted for publication in Physical Review B.
December 20, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Emission enhancement in a plasmonic waveguide at cut-off,” has been accepted for publication in Materials, Special Issue on Next Wave of Metamaterials, as an invited feature paper.
December 2, 2010: the paper P. Y. Chen, and A. Alù, “Optical nanoantenna arrays loaded with nonlinear materials,” Physical Review B, Vol. 82, 235405 (6 pages). (web)
December 1, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Cloaked near-field scanning optical microscope tip for noninvasive near-field imaging,” has been accepted in Physical Review Letters.
November 30, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Transformation-optics generalization of tunnelling effects in bi-layers made of paired pseudo-epsilon-negative/mu-negative media” has been published in Journal of Optics, Special Issue on Transformation Optics, Vol. 13, 024011 (8 pages).
November 9, 2010: the paper G. D’Aguanno, N. Mattiucci, M. J. Bloemer, and A. Alù, “Transmission resonances in sub-wavelength plasmonic gratings with narrow slits” has been accepted in Journal of the Optical Society of America B.
November 5, 2010: the paper P. Y. Chen, and A. Alù, “Optical nanoantenna arrays loaded with nonlinearities,” has been accepted in Physical Review B.
October 31, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Selected applications of transformation electromagnetics,” has been published in Periodical of Advances in Science and Technology, Vol. 75, pp. 246-255.
October 29, 2010: A. Alù has been awarded an AFOSR Young Investigator Awardfor the research project “Novel Exotic Features of Metamaterials and their Electromagnetic Applications”!
October 19, 2010: the paper X. X. Liu, A. Alù, “Sub-wavelength leaky-wave optical nanoantennas: directive radiation from linear arrays of plasmonic nanoparticles,” has been published in Physical Review B, Vol. 82, No. 14, 144305 (12 pages).
October 17, 2010: the special issue of Sensorson Metamaterial for Sensing, guest edited by A. Alù, is accepting submissions.
October 15, 2010: the paper A. Alù, A. Kerkhoff, and D. Rainwater, “Plasmonic cloaking of cylinders: finite length, oblique illumination and cross-polarization coupling,” has been published in New Journal of Physics, Vol. 12, No. 10, 103028.
October 1, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Selected applications of transformation electromagnetics,” has been accepted for publication in the Periodical of Advances in Science and Technology, Vol. 75, pp. 246-255.
September 30, 2010: the paper X. X. Liu, and A. Alù, “Sub-wavelength leaky-wave optical nanoantennas: directive radiation from linear arrays of plasmonic nanoparticles,” has been accepted for publication in Physical Review B.
September 22, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, ““Power Scattering and Absorption Mediated by Cloak/Anti-Cloak Interactions: A Transformation-Optics Route towards Invisible Sensors,” has been published in the Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Vol. 27, No 10, pp. 2132-2140.
September 21, 2010: the paper A. Alù, A. Kerkhoff, and D. Rainwater, “Plasmonic cloaking of cylinders: finite length, oblique illumination and cross-polarization coupling,” has been accepted for publication in New Journal of Physics.
September 1, 2010: the paper P. Y. Chen, and A. Alù, “Sub-wavelength elliptical patch antenna loaded with μ-negative metamaterials,” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 58, No. 9, pp. 2909-2919.
August 12, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Cloaking a receiving antenna or a sensor with plasmonic metamaterials,” has been published in Metamaterials, Special Issue for Metamaterials’ 2009, Vol. 4, pp. 153-159 (invited paper).
August 10, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, ““Power Scattering and Absorption Mediated by Cloak/Anti-Cloak Interactions: A Transformation-Optics Route towards Invisible Sensors,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the Optical Society of America B.
July 26, 2010: the invited paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Transformation-Optics Generalization of Tunnelling Effects in Bi-Layers Made of Paired Epsilon-Negative/Mu-Negative Media,” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, Special Issue on Transformation Optics.
July 16, 2010: A. Alù and a team of eight professors led by Prof. N. Engheta (University of Pennsylvania) have been awarded the ONR MURIon Optical Metamaterialswith title “Large-Area 3D Optical Metamaterials with Tunability and Low-Loss”!
June 7, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Wireless at the Nanoscale: Optical Interconnects Using Matched Nanoantennas,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 213902 (2010) has been selected to appear in the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, Vol. 21, No. 23.
May 24, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Wireless at the Nanoscale: Optical Interconnects Using Matched Nanoantennas,” has been published in Physical Review Letters, Vol. 104, No. 21, 213902 (4 pages).
May 19, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “How Does Zero Forward-Scattering in Magnetodielectric Nanoparticles Comply with the Optical Theorem?,” has been published in Journal of Nanophotonics, Special Issue to commemorate the 70th birthday of Prof. Craig F. Bohren, Vol. 4, 041590 (17 pages) (invited paper).
May 10, 2010: the paper P. Y. Chen, and A. Alù, “Dual-mode miniaturized elliptical patch antenna with μ-negative metamaterials,” has been published in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 9, pp. 351-354.
May 9, 2010: Andrea Alù has received a 2010 Young Scientist Award from URSI Commission B: Electromagnetic Theory.May 1, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and S. Maslovski “Power relations and a consistent analytical model for receiving wire antennas,” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 1436-1448.
April 30, 2010: the paper P. Y. Chen, and A. Alù, “Patterned metallic surfaces to realize 1-D, 2-D and 3-D ultrathin invisibility cloaks,” to be presented in Toronto, Canada, July 11-17, 2010 at the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation has received an Honorable Mention.
April 30, 2010: the paper X. X. Liu, and A. Alù, “Plasmonic low-profile nanoantenna reflectors,” to be presented in Toronto, Canada, July 11-17, 2010 at the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagationhas received an Honorable Mention.
April 21, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Cloaking a receiving antenna or a sensor with plasmonic metamaterials,” has been published online in the special issue for Metamaterials’ 2009 of Metamaterials(invited paper).
April 18, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Paradox of Zero Forward-Scattering in Magnetodielectric Nanoparticles in Connection with the Optical Theorem,” has been accepted for publication in Journal of Nanophotonics, Special Issue to commemorate the 70th birthday of Prof. Craig F. Bohren (invited paper).
April 9, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Wireless at the Nanoscale: Optical Interconnects Using Matched Nanoantennas,” has been accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters.
April 8, 2010: the paper P. Y. Chen, and A. Alù, “Dual-Mode Miniaturized Elliptical Patch Antenna with μ-Negative Metamaterials,” has been accepted for publication in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters.
April 5, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Comparison of waveguiding properties of plasmonic voids and plasmonic waveguides,” has been published in Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 114, No. 16, pp 7462–7471, (invited paper).
March 25, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “General class of metamaterial transformation slabs,” has been published in Physical Review B, Vol. 81, No. 12, 125124 (10 pages).
March 19, 2010: the paper P. Y. Chen, and A. Alù, “Sub-wavelength elliptical patch antenna loaded with μ-negative metamaterials,” has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.
March 11, 2010: the paper Y. Li, A. Alù, and H. Ling, “Simulation and measurement of surface wave propagation along a metal cut-wire array,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 9, pp. 179-182.
March 11, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Cloaking a receiving antenna or a sensor with plasmonic metamaterials,” has been accepted for publication in the special issue for Metamaterials’ 2009 of Metamaterials (invited paper).
March 9, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Comparison of waveguiding properties of plasmonic voids and plasmonic waveguides,” has been accepted for publication in the special issue dedicated to Martin Moskovits in Journal of Physical Chemistry C (invited paper).
March 8, 2010: Fig. 19 in the paper S. Tricarico, F. Bilotti, A. Alù, and L. Vegni, “Plasmonic cloaking for irregular objects with anisotropic scattering properties,” Phys. Rev. E81, 026602 (2010) has been selected to appear in Physical Review E Kaleidoscope
.February 19, 2010: the paper Y. Li, A. Alù, and H. Ling, “Simulation and measurement of surface wave propagation along a metal cut-wire array,” has been accepted for publication in IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters.
February 18, 2010: the paper S. Tricarico, F. Bilotti, A. Alù, and L. Vegni, “Plasmonic cloaking for irregular objects with anisotropic scattering properties,” has been published in Physical Review E, Vol. 81, No. 2, 026602 (12 pages).
February 10, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Coaxial-to-waveguide matching with ε-near-zero ultranarrow channels and bends,” has been published in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 328-339.
February 8, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “General class of metamaterial transformation slabs,” has been accepted for publication in Physical Review B.
January 29, 2010: Andrea Alù has received the NSF CAREER award 0953311“CAREER: Sensing, Imaging and Energy Applications of Metamaterial Cloaks”!
January 29, 2010: the paper S. Tricarico, F. Bilotti, A. Alù, and L. Vegni, “Plasmonic cloaking for irregular objects with anisotropic scattering properties,” has been accepted for publication in Physical Review E.
January 18, 2010: the paper I. Gallina, G. Castaldi, V. Galdi, A. Alù, and N. Engheta, “Power Scattering and Absorption Mediated by Cloak/Anti-Cloak Interactions: A Transformation-Optics Route towards Invisible Sensors,” has been posted on arxiv.
January 18, 2010: the paper A. Alù, and N. Engheta “Effect of Small Random Disorders and Imperfections on the Performance of Arrays of Plasmonic Nanoparticles,” has been published in New Journal of Physics, Vol. 12, 013015 (12 pages).
January 4, 2010: Fig. 1 from the paper A. Alù, “Mantle cloak: Invisibility induced by a surface,” Phys. Rev. B80, 245115 (2009) has been selected to appear in Kaleidoscope.