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Dielectric metamaterials with toroidal dipolar response

Dielectric metamaterials with toroidal dipolar response
Dielectric metamaterials with toroidal dipolar response
Toroidal multipoles are the terms missing in the standard multipole expansion; they are usually overlooked due to their relatively weak coupling to the electromagnetic fields. Here, we propose and theoretically study all-dielectric metamaterials of a special class that represent a simple electromagnetic system supporting toroidal dipolar excitations in the THz part of the spectrum. We show that resonant transmission and reflection of such metamaterials is dominated by toroidal dipole scattering, the neglect of which would result in a misunderstanding interpretation of the metamaterials’ macroscopic response. Because of the unique field configuration of the toroidal mode, the proposed metamaterials could serve as a platform for sensing or enhancement of light absorption and optical nonlinearities.
2160-3308
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Basharin, Alexey A.
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Soukoulis, Costas M.
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Fedotov, Vassili A.
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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Kafesaki, Maria
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Fedotov, Vassili A.
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Basharin, Alexey A., Kafesaki, Maria, Economou, Eleftherios N., Soukoulis, Costas M., Fedotov, Vassili A., Savinov, Vassili and Zheludev, Nikolay I. (2015) Dielectric metamaterials with toroidal dipolar response. Physical Review X, 5 (1), 1-11. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.5.011036).

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Toroidal multipoles are the terms missing in the standard multipole expansion; they are usually overlooked due to their relatively weak coupling to the electromagnetic fields. Here, we propose and theoretically study all-dielectric metamaterials of a special class that represent a simple electromagnetic system supporting toroidal dipolar excitations in the THz part of the spectrum. We show that resonant transmission and reflection of such metamaterials is dominated by toroidal dipole scattering, the neglect of which would result in a misunderstanding interpretation of the metamaterials’ macroscopic response. Because of the unique field configuration of the toroidal mode, the proposed metamaterials could serve as a platform for sensing or enhancement of light absorption and optical nonlinearities.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 27 March 2015
Published date: 27 March 2015
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 375601
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/375601
ISSN: 2160-3308
PURE UUID: 69583738-8018-462d-928b-b4718c9dac21
ORCID for Vassili Savinov: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-7203-7222
ORCID for Nikolay I. Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 10 Apr 2015 08:19
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:35

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Author: Alexey A. Basharin
Author: Maria Kafesaki
Author: Eleftherios N. Economou
Author: Costas M. Soukoulis
Author: Vassili A. Fedotov
Author: Vassili Savinov ORCID iD

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