Space-time gradient metasurfaces

Autor: Hadad, Y., Sounas, D. L., Alu, A.
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. B 92, 100304 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.100304
Popis: Metasurfaces characterized by a transverse gradient of local impedance have recently opened exciting directions for light manipulation at the nanoscale. Here we add a temporal gradient to the picture, showing that spatio-temporal variations over a surface may largely extend the degree of light manipulation in metasurfaces, and break several of their constraints associated to symmetries. As an example, we synthesize a non-reciprocal classical analogue to electromagnetic induced transparency, opening a narrow window of one-way transmission in an otherwise opaque surface. These properties pave the way to magnetic free, planarized non-reciprocal ultrathin surfaces for free-space isolation.
Databáze: arXiv