Nanostructured Metal Film with Asymmetric Optical Transmission

We demonstrate for the first time a nanostructured planar photonic metamaterial transmitting light differently in forward and backward directions.

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Published in:Nano letters 2008-09, Vol.8 (9), p.2940-2943
Main Authors: Schwanecke, A. S, Fedotov, V. A, Khardikov, V. V, Prosvirnin, S. L, Chen, Y, Zheludev, N. I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Fullerenes and related materials
Low-dimensional structures (superlattices, quantum well structures, multilayers): structure, and nonelectronic properties
Materials science
Nanocrystalline materials
Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation
Physics
Surfaces and interfaces
thin films and whiskers (structure and nonelectronic properties)
Visible and ultraviolet spectra
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Summary:We demonstrate for the first time a nanostructured planar photonic metamaterial transmitting light differently in forward and backward directions.
ISSN:1530-6984
1530-6992
DOI:10.1021/nl801794d