Title :
Asymmetric transmission of linearly polarized light through low symmetry metamaterials
Author :
Menzel, Christoph ; Rockstuhl, Carsten ; Paul, Thomas ; Helgert, Christian ; Petschulat, Jorg ; Kley, Ernst-Bernhard ; Eilenberger, Falk ; Pertsch, Thomas ; Lederer, Falk
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Solid State Theor. & Condensed Matter Opt., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
Based on a systematic analysis of the symmetry properties of metamaterial unit cells, we show experimentally and theoretically that asymmetric transmission for linearly polarized, visible light can be observed for suitably designed unit cells.
Keywords :
Metamaterials; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Physics; Resonance; Solid state circuits; Transmission line matrix methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
