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Nonreciprocal devices - in which light is transmitted with different efficiencies along opposite directions - are key technologies for modern photonic applications, yet their compact and miniaturized implementation remains an open…

Non-reciprocal devices, such as circulators and isolators, are indispensable components in classical and quantum information processing in an integrated photonic circuit. Aside from those applications, the non-reciprocal phase shift is of…

Circulators are nonreciprocal devices that enable directional signal routing. Nonreciprocity, which requires time-reversal symmetry breaking, can be produced in waveguides in which the propagation medium moves relative to the waveguide at a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-03 Dat Thanh Le , Arkady Fedorov , Thomas M. Stace

Nonreciprocal transmission forms the basic operation mechanism of optical diodes and isolators and requires the tantalizing task of breaking the Lorentz reciprocity law. In this work, strong nonreciprocal transmission is demonstrated by…

Optics · Physics 2020-08-10 Boyuan Jin , Christos Argyropoulos

Generating non-reciprocal radio frequency transduction plays important roles in a wide range of research and applications, and an aspiration is to integrate this functionality into micro-circuit without introducing magnetic field, which,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-07-06 Pu Huang , Liang Zhang , Jingwei Zhou , Tian Tian , Peiran Yin , Changkui Duan , Jiangfeng Du

In this paper, we discuss recent progress in magnet-free non-reciprocal structures based on a synthetic form of angular momentum bias imparted via spatiotemporal modulation. We discuss how such components can support metrics of performance…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-22 Ahmed Kord , Andrea Alu

Non-reciprocity of signal transmission enhances capacity of communication channels and protects transmission quality against possible signal instabilities, thus becoming an important component ensuring coherent information processing.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-22 Xufeng Zhang , Alexey Galda , Xu Han , Dafei Jin , V. M. Vinokur

Non-reciprocal devices, which allow the non-reciprocal signal routing, serve as the fundamental elements in photonic and microwave circuits and are crucial in both classical and quantum information processing. The radiation-pressure-induced…

Integrated circulators and isolators are important for developing on-chip optical technologies, such as laser cavities, communication systems, and quantum information processors. These devices appear to inherently require mirror symmetry…

Non-reciprocal transmission of motion is potentially highly beneficial to a wide range of applications, ranging from wave guiding, to shock and vibration damping and energy harvesting. To date, large levels of non-reciprocity have been…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-10-23 Martin Brandenbourger , Xander Locsin , Edan Lerner , Corentin Coulais

Non-reciprocal devices are key components in both classical and quantum electronics. One approach to realizing passive non-reciprocal microwave devices is through capacitive coupling between external electrodes and materials exhibiting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Stefano Bosco

Acoustic and elastic metamaterials with time- and space-dependent material properties have received great attention recently as a means to break reciprocity for propagating mechanical waves, achieving greater directional control. One…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-10-06 Benjamin M. Goldsberry , Samuel P. Wallen , Michael R. Haberman

On-chip optical nonreciprocal devices are vital components for integrated photonic systems and scalable quantum information processing. Nonlinear optical isolators and circulators have attracted considerable attention because of their…

Optics · Physics 2022-11-18 Rui-Kai Pan , Lei Tang , Keyu Xia , Franco Nori

Circulators are non-reciprocal circuit elements integral to technologies including radar systems, microwave communication transceivers, and the readout of quantum information devices. Their non-reciprocity arises from the interference of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-02-01 A. C. Mahoney , J. I. Colless , S. J. Pauka , J. M. Hornibrook , J. D. Watson , G. C. Gardner , M. J. Manfra , A. C. Doherty , D. J. Reilly

We analyze the design of a potential replacement technology for the commercial ferrite circulators that are ubiquitous in contemporary quantum superconducting microwave experiments. The lossless, lumped element design is capable of being…

Waveguides subject to spatiotemporal modulations are known to exhibit nonreciprocal vibration transmission, whereby interchanging the locations of the source and receiver change the end-to-end transmission characteristics. The scenario of…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-10-20 Jiuda Wu , Behrooz Yousefzadeh

Breaking the reciprocity of light propagation in photonic integrated circuits (PIC) - especially in the CMOS-compatible silicon-on-insulator platform - is a topic of intense research. However, a practical solution for monolithic integrating…

Breaking reciprocity in the microwave frequency range will have important implications for modern electronic systems. Since it usually involves bulky biasing magnets or complex spatial-temporal modulations, exploring a lightweight,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-05-04 Xiaozhen Yang , Erda Wen , Daniel F. Sievenpiper

Here, inspired by the operation of conventional semiconductor transistors, we introduce a novel class of bulk materials with nonreciprocal and non-Hermitian electromagnetic response. Our analysis shows that material nonlinearities combined…

Magnetic materials are crucial in nonreciprocal electromagnetic devices, such as isolators, circulators, and nonreciprocal phase shifters. However, their use is often limited by the need for a uniform bias magnetic field and nonuniform…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-03-12 Nazar Pyvovar , Sadi Ayhan , Carl Pfeiffer , Igor Anisimov , Ilya Vitebskiy , Andrey A. Chabanov