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Electromagnetic wave analogue of an electronic diode

Electromagnetic wave analogue of an electronic diode
Electromagnetic wave analogue of an electronic diode
An electronic diode is a nonlinear semiconductor circuit component that allows conduction of electrical current in one direction only. A component with similar functionality for electromagnetic waves, an electromagnetic isolator, is based on the Faraday effect of rotation of the polarization state and is also a key component in optical and microwave systems. Here we demonstrate a chiral electromagnetic diode, which is a direct analogue of an electronic diode: its functionality is underpinned by an extraordinarily strong nonlinear wave propagation effect in the same way as the electronic diode function is provided by the nonlinear current characteristic of a semiconductor junction. The effect exploited in this new electromagnetic diode is an intensity-dependent polarization change in an artificial chiral metamolecule. This microwave effect exceeds a similar optical effect previously observed in natural crystals by more than 12 orders of magnitude and a direction-dependent transmission that differs by a factor of 65.
Shadrivov, IIya V.
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Fedotov, Vassili A.
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Powell, David A.
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Kivshar, Yuri S.
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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Shadrivov, IIya V.
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Fedotov, Vassili A.
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Powell, David A.
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Kivshar, Yuri S.
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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Shadrivov, IIya V., Fedotov, Vassili A., Powell, David A., Kivshar, Yuri S. and Zheludev, Nikolay I. (2011) Electromagnetic wave analogue of an electronic diode. New Journal of Physics, 13 (3), [033025]. (doi:10.1088/1367-2630/13/3/033025).

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Abstract

An electronic diode is a nonlinear semiconductor circuit component that allows conduction of electrical current in one direction only. A component with similar functionality for electromagnetic waves, an electromagnetic isolator, is based on the Faraday effect of rotation of the polarization state and is also a key component in optical and microwave systems. Here we demonstrate a chiral electromagnetic diode, which is a direct analogue of an electronic diode: its functionality is underpinned by an extraordinarily strong nonlinear wave propagation effect in the same way as the electronic diode function is provided by the nonlinear current characteristic of a semiconductor junction. The effect exploited in this new electromagnetic diode is an intensity-dependent polarization change in an artificial chiral metamolecule. This microwave effect exceeds a similar optical effect previously observed in natural crystals by more than 12 orders of magnitude and a direction-dependent transmission that differs by a factor of 65.

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Published date: March 2011
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 178821
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/178821
PURE UUID: 485e99c8-78bb-4b43-b11a-0beb9f4081b9
ORCID for Nikolay I. Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 08 Apr 2011 13:34
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 02:44

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Author: IIya V. Shadrivov
Author: Vassili A. Fedotov
Author: David A. Powell
Author: Yuri S. Kivshar

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