Space squeezing optics: Performance limits and implementation at microwave frequencies
dc.contributor.author | Mrnka, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Hendry, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Láčík, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Lennon, RA | |
dc.contributor.author | Barr, LE | |
dc.contributor.author | Hooper, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Phillips, DB | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-09T09:18:50Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-06-20 | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-12-08T16:04:01Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Optical systems often largely consist of empty space as diffraction effects that occur through free-space propagation can be crucial for their function. Contracting these voids offers a path to the miniaturization of a wide range of optical devices. Recently, a new optical element - coined "spaceplate"- has been proposed, which is capable of emulating the effects of diffraction over a specified propagation distance using a thinner non-local metamaterial [Reshef et al., Nat. Commun. 12, 3512 (2021)]. The compression factor of such an element is given by the ratio of the length of free-space that is replaced to the thickness of the spaceplate itself. In this work, we test a prototype spaceplate in the microwave spectral region (20-23 GHz) - the first such demonstration designed to operate in ambient air. Our device consists of a Fabry-Pérot cavity formed from two reflective metasurfaces with a compression factor that can be tuned by varying the size of perforations within each layer. Using a pair of directive horn antennas, we measure a space compression factor of up to ∼6 over a numerical aperture (NA) of 0.34 and a fractional bandwidth of 6%. We also investigate the fundamental trade-offs that exist between the compression factor, transmission efficiency, NA, and bandwidth of this single resonator spaceplate design and highlight that it can reach arbitrarily high compression factors by restricting its NA and bandwidth. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | European Research Council | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Brno University of Technology | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Royal Academy of Engineering | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 076105- | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 7, article 076105 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0095735 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | EP/R004781/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | EP/S036466/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | 804626 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | FEKT-S-20-6526 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/131982 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-4848-9840 (Hendry, Euan) | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-5736-8610 (Hooper, Ian) | |
dc.identifier | ScopusID: 56653285200 | 6603865733 (Hooper, Ian) | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0002-3711-4787 (Phillips, David B) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | AIP Publishing | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2022 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en_GB |
dc.title | Space squeezing optics: Performance limits and implementation at microwave frequencies | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2022-12-09T09:18:50Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2378-0967 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available from AIP Publishing via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.description | DATA AVAILABILITY: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | APL Photonics | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | APL Photonics, 7(7) | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-06-19 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-06-20 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2022-12-09T09:09:40Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2022-12-09T09:18:56Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2022-06-20 |
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