Title :
Visible-frequency unidirectional transmission device incorporating a hyperbolic metamaterial
Author :
Ting Xu ; Lezec, Henri J.
Author_Institution :
Center for Nanoscale Sci. & Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
We propose and experimentally demonstrate that unidirectional transmission of visible light can be provided by a reciprocal and passive planar device of wavelength-scale-thickness, incorporating subwavelength-pitch gratings and a hyperbolic metamaterial.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical metamaterials; hyperbolic metamaterial; passive planar device; subwavelength-pitch gratings; visible-frequency unidirectional transmission; wavelength-scale-thickness; Gratings; Metamaterials; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical reflection; Scanning electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
