One-way extraordinary optical transmission and nonreciprocal spoof plasmons

Date

2010

Authors

Khanikaev, Alexander B
Mousavi, S Hossein
Shvets, Gennady
Kivshar, Yuri

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American Physical Society

Abstract

We introduce a concept of a nonreciprocal spoof surface plasmon: an electromagnetic wave supported by a structured conductor embedded in an asymmetric magneto-optical medium and exhibiting a nonreciprocal dispersion. It is demonstrated analytically and by first-principles electromagnetic simulations that, by breaking the time-reversal symmetry, nonreciprocal spoof surface plasmons enable a dramatic optical response: one-way extraordinary optical transmission.

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Keywords: Electromagnetic simulation; Extraordinary optical transmission; First-principles; Magneto-optical; Nonreciprocal; Optical response; Surface plasmons; Time reversal symmetries; Electromagnetic waves; Electromagnetism; Optical data storage; Plasmons; Light

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Physical Review Letters

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