2021/04/15 by Dmitry A. Chermoshentsev, Chermoshentsev, Dmitry A., Evgeny V. Anikin +5
Engineering · Materials Science · #FOS: Physical sciences #Microwave Engineering and Waveguides #Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques #Optical Coatings and Gratings #Optics (physics.optics)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2104.07394
openalex publication_date 2021/04/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We report the prediction of a new type of Dyakonov surface waves that propagate along the flat strip of the interface between two dielectrics with negative anisotropy. It is shown that the surface waves condition is satisfied for negatively anisotropic dielectrics due to specific boundaries of the strip waveguide confined between two metallic plates. Such modes are studied by the perturbation theory in the approximation of weak anisotropy. The existence of Dyakonov surface waves in negative uniaxial crystals motivates us to reconsider the list of materials suitable for their practical implementation. We believe that this work opens a new unexplored research area in the field of surface waves.