A metamaterial frequency-selective super-absorber that has absorbing cross section significantly bigger than the geometric cross section
arXiv:0811.0657 · doi:10.1364/OL.34.000644
Abstract
Using the idea of transformation optics, we propose a metamaterial device that serves as a frequency-selective super-absorber, which consists of an absorbing core material coated with a shell of isotropic double negative metamaterial. For a fixed volume, the absorption cross section of the super-absorber can be made arbitrarily large at one frequency. The double negative shell serves to amplify the evanescent tail of the high order incident cylindrical waves, which induces strong scattering and absorption. Our conclusion is supported by both analytical Mie theory and numerical finite element simulation. Interesting applications of such a device are discussed.
16 pages, 5 figures
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