Title :
Magnetic plasmon resonances and optical activity
Author :
Genov, D.A. ; Liu, H. ; Wu, D.M. ; Liu, Y.M. ; Liu, Z.W. ; Sun, C. ; Zhu, S.N. ; Zhang, X.
Author_Institution :
5130 Etcheverry Hall, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-1740, USA
Abstract :
Novel type of optical activity due to magnetic plasmon resonances is demonstrated for a first time. A linearly polarized light is shown to change polarization after passing through a metamaterial made of coupled magnetic dimers.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic wave polarization; Frequency; Magnetic materials; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic separation; Metamaterials; Optical polarization; Optical resonators; Optical ring resonators; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431696
