Magnetic-free non-reciprocity and isolation based on parametrically modulated coupled-resonator loops

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 923-927

  Estep, Nicholas A ^a   Sounas, Dimitrios L ^a   Soric, Jason ^a   Alù, Andrea ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; RADIO WAVES; RESONATORS;

COUPLED RESONATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS; ELECTRONIC ANGULAR MOMENTUM; EXTERNAL SIGNALS; MAGNETO-OPTICAL MATERIALS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARAMETRIC MODULATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 84927575734     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys3134     Document Type: Article

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