Expanding the Photonic Palette: Exploring High Index Materials
Jacob B. Khurgin
Abstract
While the photonic community is occupied with exotic concepts portending a grand future and fame if not fortune, I respectfully entertain the possibility that a humble concept of simply increasing the refractive index by a modest factor may have a far greater payoff in many walks of life. With that in mind, I explore why higher index materials have not yet materialized and point out a few tentative directions for the search of these elusive materials, be they natural or artificial.
Topics & Concepts
Palette (painting)PhotonicsIndex (typography)Point (geometry)Refractive indexNatural (archaeology)Computer scienceMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsMathematicsHistoryWorld Wide WebGeometryOperating systemArchaeologyPhotonic Crystals and ApplicationsMetamaterials and Metasurfaces ApplicationsPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research