Microwave-induced inverse Faraday effect in superconductors

Abstract

Inverse Faraday effect (IFE) in superconductors is proposed, where a static magnetization is generated under the influence of a circularly polarized microwave field. Classical modeling of the IFE explicitly provides superconducting gyration coefficient in terms of its complex conductivity. IFE is then considered as a source of nonlinearity and gyrotropy even at a low-power microwave regime giving rise to a spectrum of phenomena and applications. Microwave-induced gyroelectric conductivity, Hall effect, microwave birefringence, flux quantization and vortex state are predicted and quantitatively analyzed. Peculiar microwave birefringence in gyrotropic superconductors due to radical response of superelectrons has been highlighted.

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