Spatiotemporal Isotropic-to-Anisotropic Meta-Atoms
arXiv:2106.12471 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ac21df
Abstract
Metamaterials and metasurfaces are designed by periodically arranged subwavelength geometries, allowing a tailored manipulation of the electromagnetic response of matter. Here, we exploit temporal variations of permittivity inside subwavelength geometries to propose the concept of spatiotemporal meta-atoms having time-dependent properties. We exploit isotropic-to-anisotropic temporal boundaries within spatially subwavelength regions where their permittivity is rapidly changed in time. In so doing, it is shown how resulting scattered waves travel in directions that are different from the direction of the impinging wave, and depend on the values of the chosen anisotropic permittivity tensor. To provide a full physical insight of their performance, multiple scenarios are studied numerically such as the effect of using different values of permittivity tensor, different geometries of the spatiotemporal meta-atom and time duration of the induced isotropic-to-anisotropic temporal boundary. The intrinsic asymmetric response of the proposed spatiotemporal meta-atoms is also studied demonstrating, both theoretically and numerically, its potential for an at-will manipulation of scattered waves in real time. These results may open new paradigms for controlling wave-matter interactions and may pave the way for the next generation of metamaterials and metasurfaces by unleashing their potential using four-dimensional (4D) unit cells.
arXiv comment17 pages, 6 figures
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