Asymmetric Transmission in Photonic Structures with Phase-Change Components
Applied Physics
2019-02-27 v1
Abstract
We consider the scattering problem for an asymmetric composite photonic structure with a component experiencing a thermally driven phase transition. Using a numerical example, we show that if the heating is caused by the incident light, the transmittance can become highly asymmetric within a broad range of light intensities. This effect can be utilized for directional light transmission, asymmetric optical limiting, or power switching.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1806.07514,
title = {Asymmetric Transmission in Photonic Structures with Phase-Change Components},
author = {N. Antonellis and R. Thomas and M. A. Kats and I. Vitebskiy and T. Kottos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.07514},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
11 pages, 3 figures