Dynamic non-reciprocal meta-surfaces with arbitrary phase reconfigurability based on photonic transition in meta-atoms

• Published in: Applied physics letters Vol. 108; no. 2
• Main Authors: Shi, Yu, Fan, Shanhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melville American Institute of Physics 11.01.2016
• Subjects: Applied physics; ATOMS; CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Indexing; MAGNETO-OPTICAL EFFECTS; MODULATION; Photonics; REFRACTIVE INDEX; Refractivity; SURFACES

We introduce a distinct class of dynamic non-reciprocal meta-surfaces with arbitrary phase-reconfigurability. This meta-surface consists of an array of meta-atoms, each of which is subject to temporal refractive index modulation, which induces photonic transitions between the states of the meta-atom...