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Optical time reversal from time-dependent epsilon-near-zero media
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1709.06972v1.pdf (1.37 MB)
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Author(s)
Vezzoli, Stefano
Bruno, Vincenzo
DeVault, Clayton
Roger, Thomas
Shalaev, Vladimir M
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Materials with a spatially uniform but temporally varying optical response have applications ranging from magnetic field-free optical isolators to fundamental studies of quantum field theories. However, these effects typically become relevant only for time variations oscillating at optical frequencies, thus presenting a significant hurdle that severely limits the realization of such conditions. Here we present a thin-film material with a permittivity that pulsates (uniformly in space) at optical frequencies and realizes a time-reversing medium of the form originally proposed by Pendry [Science 322, 71 (2008)]. We use an optically pumped, 500 nm thick film of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) material based on Al-doped zinc oxide. An incident probe beam is both negatively refracted and time reversed through a reflected phase-conjugated beam. As a result of the high nonlinearity and the refractive index that is close to zero, the ENZ film leads to time reversed beams (simultaneous negative refraction and phase conjugation) with near-unit efficiency and greater-than-unit internal conversion efficiency. The ENZ platform therefore presents the time-reversal features required, e.g., for efficient subwavelength imaging, all-optical isolators and fundamental quantum field theory studies.
Date Issued
2018-01-26
Date Acceptance
2017-09-21
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2018, 120 (4)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/57488
DOI
https://www.dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.043902
ISSN
0031-9007
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
120
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2018 American Physical Society
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000423431400007&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
INDIUM TIN OXIDE
AL-DOPED ZNO
PHASE-CONJUGATION
INDEX MATERIALS
NEGATIVE REFRACTION
THIN-FILMS
PULSES
FIELD
METAMATERIALS
PROPAGATION
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 043902
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