Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification

Driven by the miniaturization of integrated electronics, research on spoof plasmonic circuits has recently aroused widespread interest. On the other hand, nonreciprocal devices, such as isolators and circulators, are key components of integrated electronic systems. However, bulky magnets required to...

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Main Authors: Gao, Xinxin, Zhang, Jingjing, Ma, Qian, Cui, Wen Yi, Ren, Yi, Luo, Yu, Cui, Tie Jun
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1574322023-05-02T08:30:18Z Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification Gao, Xinxin Zhang, Jingjing Ma, Qian Cui, Wen Yi Ren, Yi Luo, Yu Cui, Tie Jun School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics Nonreciprocal Transmission Reconfigurable Isolator Driven by the miniaturization of integrated electronics, research on spoof plasmonic circuits has recently aroused widespread interest. On the other hand, nonreciprocal devices, such as isolators and circulators, are key components of integrated electronic systems. However, bulky magnets required to realize isolation and circulation prevent the application of traditional nonreciprocal technologies to integrated systems. Here, parametric amplification is explored to achieve magnetic-free plasmonic isolation, and an ultrathin reconfigurable spoof plasmonic isolator is realized experimentally. In this isolation system, the forward signal amplified by a spoof plasmonic parametric amplifier is coupled to a second linear plasmonic waveguide via a spoof localized surface plasmon resonator, whereas the transmission from the inverse direction is prohibited, giving rise to a measured isolation ratio of up to 20 dB. By tuning the nonlinear phase-matching condition through external bias voltage, multi-frequency isolation of spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) signals is also realized experimentally. This work demonstrates the possibility of producing miniaturized and low-cost non-reciprocal SSPP devices, holding great promise for applications in nonmagnetic information processing and radar detection. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Ministry of Education (MOE) National Research Foundation (NRF) Submitted/Accepted version This work was sup-ported in part from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61871127, 61735010, 61731010, 61890544, 61801117, 61722106,61701107, 61701108, and 61701246), National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFA0700201, 2017YFA0700202, and2017YFA0700203), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2242018R30001), State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, South-east University, China (K201924), 111 Project (111-2-05), and Fund for International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61761136007). Y.L. acknowledges funding support from Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE2018-T2-2-189(S)), A*Star AME IRG Grant (A20E5c0095), Programmatic Funds (A18A7b0058), andNational Research Foundation Singapore Competitive Research Program(NRF220 CRP22-2019-0006 and NRF-CRP23-2019-0007). 2022-05-13T04:41:13Z 2022-05-13T04:41:13Z 2022 Journal Article Gao, X., Zhang, J., Ma, Q., Cui, W. Y., Ren, Y., Luo, Y. & Cui, T. J. (2022). Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 16(4), 2100578-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202100578 1863-8880 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157432 10.1002/lpor.202100578 4 16 2100578 en MOE2018-T2-2-189 (S) A20E5c0095 A18A7b0058 NRF220 CRP22-2019-0006 NRF-CRP23-2019-0007 Laser & Photonics Reviews This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Gao, X., Zhang, J., Ma, Q., Cui, W. Y., Ren, Y., Luo, Y. & Cui, T. J. (2022). Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 16(4), 2100578-, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202100578. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. application/pdf
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topic Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics
Nonreciprocal Transmission
Reconfigurable Isolator
spellingShingle Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics
Nonreciprocal Transmission
Reconfigurable Isolator
Gao, Xinxin
Zhang, Jingjing
Ma, Qian
Cui, Wen Yi
Ren, Yi
Luo, Yu
Cui, Tie Jun
Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification
description Driven by the miniaturization of integrated electronics, research on spoof plasmonic circuits has recently aroused widespread interest. On the other hand, nonreciprocal devices, such as isolators and circulators, are key components of integrated electronic systems. However, bulky magnets required to realize isolation and circulation prevent the application of traditional nonreciprocal technologies to integrated systems. Here, parametric amplification is explored to achieve magnetic-free plasmonic isolation, and an ultrathin reconfigurable spoof plasmonic isolator is realized experimentally. In this isolation system, the forward signal amplified by a spoof plasmonic parametric amplifier is coupled to a second linear plasmonic waveguide via a spoof localized surface plasmon resonator, whereas the transmission from the inverse direction is prohibited, giving rise to a measured isolation ratio of up to 20 dB. By tuning the nonlinear phase-matching condition through external bias voltage, multi-frequency isolation of spoof surface plasmon polariton (SSPP) signals is also realized experimentally. This work demonstrates the possibility of producing miniaturized and low-cost non-reciprocal SSPP devices, holding great promise for applications in nonmagnetic information processing and radar detection.
author2 School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
author_facet School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Gao, Xinxin
Zhang, Jingjing
Ma, Qian
Cui, Wen Yi
Ren, Yi
Luo, Yu
Cui, Tie Jun
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author Gao, Xinxin
Zhang, Jingjing
Ma, Qian
Cui, Wen Yi
Ren, Yi
Luo, Yu
Cui, Tie Jun
author_sort Gao, Xinxin
title Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification
title_short Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification
title_full Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification
title_fullStr Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification
title_full_unstemmed Non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification
title_sort non-magnetic spoof plasmonic isolator based on parametric amplification
publishDate 2022
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157432
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