Breaking up the anapole: or how to separate toroidal and electric dipole excitations in matter

Savinov, Vassili, Tsai, Wei-Yi, Tsai, Din Ping and Zheludev, Nikolai (2018) Breaking up the anapole: or how to separate toroidal and electric dipole excitations in matter. 2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, San Jose, United States. 13 - 18 May 2018. (doi:10.1364/CLEO_AT.2018.JTh2A.26).

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Abstract

Increasing interest in electrodynamics and spectroscopy of toroidal excitations in matter has initiated a discussion on independent physical significance of toroidal and electric dipole excitations. Here we introduce three Gedanken-Experiments that reveal their fundamental differences.

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Published date: 13 May 2018

Venue - Dates: 2018 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, San Jose, United States, 2018-05-13 - 2018-05-18

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