Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterials
Abstract We demonstrate switchable unidirectional propagation of slow waves of coupling within a metamaterial array of strongly coupled elements. We predict theoretically and verify experimentally that the direction of propagation of magnetoinductive waves for any chosen excitation pattern is dictat...
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| author | Jiaruo Yan Anna Radkovskaya Laszlo Solymar Chris Stevens Ekaterina Shamonina |
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| description | Abstract We demonstrate switchable unidirectional propagation of slow waves of coupling within a metamaterial array of strongly coupled elements. We predict theoretically and verify experimentally that the direction of propagation of magnetoinductive waves for any chosen excitation pattern is dictated by the dispersion relations, with forward and backward waves propagating in opposite directions along a chain of meta-atoms. We further prove that the same fundamental phenomenon of direction selectivity due to the forward/backward wave nature is not limited to magnetoinductive waves: we predict analytically and verify numerically the same selective unidirectional signal propagation occurring in nanostructured metamaterial arrays with purely electric coupling. Generalising our method of unidirectional waveguiding to a diatomic magnetoinductive array featuring both forward-wave and backward-wave dispersion branches, switchable unidirectional signal propagation is achieved with distinct frequency bands with opposite directions of signal propagation. Finally, by expanding our technique of selective unidirectional waveguiding to a 2D metasurface, a selective directional control of waves in two dimensions is demonstrated opening up possibilities for directional wireless signal transfer via magnetoinductive surfaces. The observed phenomenon is analogous to polarisation-controlled near-field interference for unidirectional guiding of surface plasmon-polaritons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ee6ef61b4be47979762af76f728d2342022-12-22T03:55:14ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-10-0112111410.1038/s41598-022-20972-4Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterialsJiaruo Yan0Anna Radkovskaya1Laszlo Solymar2Chris Stevens3Ekaterina Shamonina4Department of Engineering Science, University of OxfordDepartment of Engineering Science, University of OxfordDepartment of Engineering Science, University of OxfordDepartment of Engineering Science, University of OxfordDepartment of Engineering Science, University of OxfordAbstract We demonstrate switchable unidirectional propagation of slow waves of coupling within a metamaterial array of strongly coupled elements. We predict theoretically and verify experimentally that the direction of propagation of magnetoinductive waves for any chosen excitation pattern is dictated by the dispersion relations, with forward and backward waves propagating in opposite directions along a chain of meta-atoms. We further prove that the same fundamental phenomenon of direction selectivity due to the forward/backward wave nature is not limited to magnetoinductive waves: we predict analytically and verify numerically the same selective unidirectional signal propagation occurring in nanostructured metamaterial arrays with purely electric coupling. Generalising our method of unidirectional waveguiding to a diatomic magnetoinductive array featuring both forward-wave and backward-wave dispersion branches, switchable unidirectional signal propagation is achieved with distinct frequency bands with opposite directions of signal propagation. Finally, by expanding our technique of selective unidirectional waveguiding to a 2D metasurface, a selective directional control of waves in two dimensions is demonstrated opening up possibilities for directional wireless signal transfer via magnetoinductive surfaces. The observed phenomenon is analogous to polarisation-controlled near-field interference for unidirectional guiding of surface plasmon-polaritons.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20972-4 |
| spellingShingle | Jiaruo Yan Anna Radkovskaya Laszlo Solymar Chris Stevens Ekaterina Shamonina Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterials Scientific Reports |
| title | Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterials |
| title_full | Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterials |
| title_fullStr | Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterials |
| title_short | Switchable unidirectional waves on mono- and diatomic metamaterials |
| title_sort | switchable unidirectional waves on mono and diatomic metamaterials |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20972-4 |
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