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Flux exclusion superconducting quantum metamaterial: towards quantum-level switching

Flux exclusion superconducting quantum metamaterial: towards quantum-level switching
Flux exclusion superconducting quantum metamaterial: towards quantum-level switching
Nonlinear and switchable metamaterials achieved by artificial structuring on the subwavelength scale have become a central topic in photonics research. Switching with only a few quanta of excitation per metamolecule, metamaterial's elementary building block, is the ultimate goal, achieving which will open new opportunities for energy efficient signal handling and quantum information processing. Recently, arrays of Josephson junction devices have been proposed as a possible solution. However, they require extremely high levels of nanofabrication. Here we introduce a new quantum superconducting metamaterial which exploits the magnetic flux quantization for switching. It does not contain Josephson junctions, making it simple to fabricate and scale into large arrays. The metamaterial was manufactured from a high-temperature superconductor and characterized in the low intensity regime, providing the first observation of the quantum phenomenon of flux exclusion affecting the far-field electromagnetic properties of the metamaterial.
optical materials and structures, nonlinear optics, superconducting properties and materials, quantum physics
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Savinov, V.
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Tsiatmas, A.
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Buckingham, A.R.
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Fedotov, V.A.
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de Groot, P.A.J.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Savinov, V.
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Tsiatmas, A.
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Buckingham, A.R.
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Fedotov, V.A.
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de Groot, P.A.J.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Savinov, V., Tsiatmas, A., Buckingham, A.R., Fedotov, V.A., de Groot, P.A.J. and Zheludev, N.I. (2012) Flux exclusion superconducting quantum metamaterial: towards quantum-level switching. Scientific Reports, 2, 450. (doi:10.1038/srep00450).

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Abstract

Nonlinear and switchable metamaterials achieved by artificial structuring on the subwavelength scale have become a central topic in photonics research. Switching with only a few quanta of excitation per metamolecule, metamaterial's elementary building block, is the ultimate goal, achieving which will open new opportunities for energy efficient signal handling and quantum information processing. Recently, arrays of Josephson junction devices have been proposed as a possible solution. However, they require extremely high levels of nanofabrication. Here we introduce a new quantum superconducting metamaterial which exploits the magnetic flux quantization for switching. It does not contain Josephson junctions, making it simple to fabricate and scale into large arrays. The metamaterial was manufactured from a high-temperature superconductor and characterized in the low intensity regime, providing the first observation of the quantum phenomenon of flux exclusion affecting the far-field electromagnetic properties of the metamaterial.

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Published date: 11 June 2012
Keywords: optical materials and structures, nonlinear optics, superconducting properties and materials, quantum physics
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre, Quantum, Light & Matter Group

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Local EPrints ID: 352146
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/352146
PURE UUID: c8fbf226-5a31-4bcb-8efa-cb8dbf54084c
ORCID for V. Savinov: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7203-7222
ORCID for N.I. Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 07 May 2013 11:25
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:35

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Author: V. Savinov ORCID iD
Author: A. Tsiatmas
Author: A.R. Buckingham
Author: V.A. Fedotov
Author: P.A.J. de Groot
Author: N.I. Zheludev ORCID iD

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