Circular-polarization-selective transmission induced by spin orbit coupling in a helical tape waveguide
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Spin-orbit coupling of light, describing the interaction between the polarization (spin) and spatial degrees of freedom (orbit) of light, plays an important role in subwavelength scale systems and leads to many interesting phenomena, such as the spin Hall effect of light. Here, based on the spin-orbit coupling, we design and fabricate a helical tape waveguide (HTW), which can realize a circular-polarization-selective process. When the incident circularly polarized wave is of the same handedness as the helix of the HTW, a nearly complete transmission is observed; in contrast, a counterrotating circular polarization of incident wave results in a much lower transmission or is even totally blocked by the HTW. Indeed, both simulations and experiments reveal that the blocked component of power leaks through the helical aperture of the HTW and forms a conical beam analogous to helical Cherenkov radiation due to the conversion from the spin angular momentum to the orbital angular momentum. Our HTW structure demonstrates its potential as a polarization selector in a broadband frequency range.
Date Issued
2018-05-22
Date Acceptance
2018-01-09
Citation
Physical Review Applied, 2018, 9 (5)
ISSN
2331-7019
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Applied
Volume
9
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2018 American Physical Society.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Applied
Physics
BROAD-BAND
LIGHT
METAMATERIALS
METASURFACES
RADIATION
EMISSION
ANTENNA
FIELD
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
054033
Date Publish Online
2018-05-22