Title :
Spinoptical metamaterials: Symmetry violation route to spin-based photonics
Author :
Shitrit, Nir ; Yulevich, Igor ; Maguid, Elhanan ; Ozeri, Dror ; Veksler, Dekel ; Kleiner, Vladimir ; Hasman, Erez
Author_Institution :
Micro & Nanoopt. Lab., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We report on spinoptical metamaterials manifested by spin-controlled optical modes, where the inversion symmetry is violated. The metasurface symmetry properties design via nanoantennas is a starting point for spin-based nanophotonic applications.
Keywords :
metamaterial antennas; nanophotonics; optical design techniques; optical metamaterials; metasurface symmetry properties; nanoantennas; spin-based nanophotonic applications; spin-controlled optical modes; spinoptical metamaterial design;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA