Temperature-controlled asymmetric transmission of electromagnetic waves
Temperature-controlled asymmetric transmission of electromagnetic waves
Chiral materials can exhibit different levels of transmission for opposite propagation directions of the same electromagnetic wave. Here we demonstrate thermal switching of asymmetric transmission of linearly polarized terahertz waves. The effect is observed in a terahertz metamaterial containing 3D-chiral metallic inclusions and achiral vanadium dioxide inclusions. The chiral structure exhibits pronounced asymmetric transmission at room temperature when vanadium dioxide is in its insulator phase. As the metamaterial is heated, the insulator-to-metal phase transition of vanadium dioxide effectively renders the structure achiral and the transmission asymmetry vanishes. We demonstrate the effect numerically and experimentally, describe it analytically and explain the underlying physical mechanism based on simulated surface current distributions. Potential applications include directionally asymmetric active devices as well as intensity and polarization modulators for electromagnetic waves.
metamaterial, phase transition, asymmetric transmission, terahertz, linear conversion dichroism, Vanadium dioxide
Liu, Meng
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Xu, Quan
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Chen, Xieyu
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Plum, Eric
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Li, Hua
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Zhang, Xueqian
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Zhang, Caihong
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Zou, Chongwen
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Han, Jiaguang
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Zhang, Weili
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11 March 2019
Liu, Meng
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Xu, Quan
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Chen, Xieyu
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Plum, Eric
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Li, Hua
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Zhang, Xueqian
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Zhang, Caihong
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Zou, Chongwen
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Han, Jiaguang
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Zhang, Weili
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Liu, Meng, Xu, Quan, Chen, Xieyu, Plum, Eric, Li, Hua, Zhang, Xueqian, Zhang, Caihong, Zou, Chongwen, Han, Jiaguang and Zhang, Weili
(2019)
Temperature-controlled asymmetric transmission of electromagnetic waves.
Scientific Reports, [4097].
(doi:10.1038/s41598-019-40791-4).
Abstract
Chiral materials can exhibit different levels of transmission for opposite propagation directions of the same electromagnetic wave. Here we demonstrate thermal switching of asymmetric transmission of linearly polarized terahertz waves. The effect is observed in a terahertz metamaterial containing 3D-chiral metallic inclusions and achiral vanadium dioxide inclusions. The chiral structure exhibits pronounced asymmetric transmission at room temperature when vanadium dioxide is in its insulator phase. As the metamaterial is heated, the insulator-to-metal phase transition of vanadium dioxide effectively renders the structure achiral and the transmission asymmetry vanishes. We demonstrate the effect numerically and experimentally, describe it analytically and explain the underlying physical mechanism based on simulated surface current distributions. Potential applications include directionally asymmetric active devices as well as intensity and polarization modulators for electromagnetic waves.
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Accepted/In Press date: 21 February 2019
Published date: 11 March 2019
Keywords:
metamaterial, phase transition, asymmetric transmission, terahertz, linear conversion dichroism, Vanadium dioxide
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/428838
ISSN: 2045-2322
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Meng Liu
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Quan Xu
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Xieyu Chen
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Hua Li
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Xueqian Zhang
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Caihong Zhang
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Chongwen Zou
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Jiaguang Han
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Weili Zhang
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