Approaching the upper limits of the local density of states via optimized metallic cavities

By computational optimization of air-void cavities in metallic substrates, we show that the local density of states (LDOS) can reach within a factor of ≈10 of recent theoretical upper limits and within a factor ≈4 for the single-polarization LDOS, demonstrating that the theoretical limits are nearly...

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Main Authors: Yao, Wenjie, Benzaouia, Mohammed, Miller, Owen D., Johnson, Steven G
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Article
Published: The Optical Society 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126500