Coherent control of optical polarization effects in metamaterials

Scientific Reports
Seyedmohammad A MousaviNikolay I Zheludev

Abstract

Processing of photonic information usually relies on electronics. Aiming to avoid the conversion between photonic and electronic signals, modulation of light with light based on optical nonlinearity has become a major research field and coherent optical effects on the nanoscale are emerging as new means of handling and distributing signals. Here we demonstrate that in slabs of linear material of sub-wavelength thickness optical manifestations of birefringence and optical activity (linear and circular birefringence and dichroism) can be controlled by a wave coherent with the wave probing the polarization effect. We demonstrate this in proof-of-principle experiments for chiral and anisotropic microwave metamaterials, where we show that the large parameter space of polarization characteristics may be accessed at will by coherent control. Such control can be exerted at arbitrarily low intensities, thus arguably allowing for fast handling of electromagnetic signals without facing thermal management and energy challenges.

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Jul 15, 2015·Scientific Reports·Francesco PapoffBen Hourahine
Dec 3, 2016·Advanced Materials·Huifang ZhangJiaguang Han
Jan 14, 2018·Nature Communications·Angelos XomalisNikolay I Zheludev
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Apr 21, 2019·Scientific Reports·Mohsen Ghaderi Goran AbadMohammad Mahmoudi
May 20, 2020·Scientific Reports·Mohsen Ghaderi Goran AbadMohammad Mahmoudi
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Mar 7, 2019·Light, Science & Applications·Maria PapaioannouNikolay I Zheludev
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Methods Mentioned

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linear dichroism
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