Mechanisms of spontaneous synchronization in photonic metamaterial continuous time crystals
Mechanisms of spontaneous synchronization in photonic metamaterial continuous time crystals
We have demonstrated that a classical metamaterial nanostructure, a two-dimensional array of plasmonic metamolecules supported on flexible nanowires, can be driven to a state possessing all the key features of a continuous time crystal - an eagerly-sought state of matter with properties periodic in time, rather than in space.
The phenomenon points to the possibility of a new mechanism for the synchronization of noise-driven, linear oscillators based upon non-reciprocal coupling (non-Hamiltonian optical forces) between metamolecules.
Liu, Tongjun
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Raskatla, Venugopal Shyamkumar
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Li, Jinxiang
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MacDonald, Kevin F.
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Zheludev, Nikolai
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21 August 2023
Liu, Tongjun
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Raskatla, Venugopal Shyamkumar
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Li, Jinxiang
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Ou, Jun-Yu
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MacDonald, Kevin F.
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Zheludev, Nikolai
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Liu, Tongjun, Raskatla, Venugopal Shyamkumar, Li, Jinxiang, Ou, Jun-Yu, MacDonald, Kevin F. and Zheludev, Nikolai
(2023)
Mechanisms of spontaneous synchronization in photonic metamaterial continuous time crystals.
SPIE Optics + Photonics 2023, , San DIego, United States.
20 - 24 Aug 2023.
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We have demonstrated that a classical metamaterial nanostructure, a two-dimensional array of plasmonic metamolecules supported on flexible nanowires, can be driven to a state possessing all the key features of a continuous time crystal - an eagerly-sought state of matter with properties periodic in time, rather than in space.
The phenomenon points to the possibility of a new mechanism for the synchronization of noise-driven, linear oscillators based upon non-reciprocal coupling (non-Hamiltonian optical forces) between metamolecules.
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Published date: 21 August 2023
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SPIE Optics + Photonics 2023, , San DIego, United States, 2023-08-20 - 2023-08-24
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Tongjun Liu
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Jinxiang Li
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Jun-Yu Ou
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