The reflection of X-band microwaves （8-12 GHz） from a metallic aluminum （A1） surface with groove grating corrugations was investigated experimentally. It was shown that the reflection of p-polarization is much les...The reflection of X-band microwaves （8-12 GHz） from a metallic aluminum （A1） surface with groove grating corrugations was investigated experimentally. It was shown that the reflection of p-polarization is much less than the microwave reflected from the corresponding area of an unruled Al surface, with selective wavelength. The experimental results demonstrated that the anomalous microwave reflection is strongly associated with the excitation of spoof surface plasmons at the Al air interface by the surface grating coupler. This near-total absence of reflected microwaves is similar to the famous Wood＇s anomaly in the optical regime and is of fundamental importance to the applications of spoof surface plasmons in the microwave regime.展开更多
Spintronic thin films are considered as one of the promising terahertz(THz)source candidates,owing to their high performance and low cost.Much effort has been made to achieve spintronic THz sources with broadband and ...Spintronic thin films are considered as one of the promising terahertz(THz)source candidates,owing to their high performance and low cost.Much effort has been made to achieve spintronic THz sources with broadband and high conversion efficiency.However,the development of spintronic THz emitters with good compatibility,low cost,and miniaturized technology still faces many challenges.Therefore,it is urgent to extend commercial and portable spintronic THz emitters to satisfy many practical applications.Herein,we design a new generation of spintronic THz emitters composed of an alter-nating electromagnet and a miniaturized electronic controller.Not only can this new type of spintronic THz emitter largely simplify the ancillary equipment for spintronic sources,it also has a twice larger THz signal compared to the traditional THz time-domain spectroscopy systems with a mechanical chopper.Experimental results and theoretical calculations for electromagnetic coils show that our design can stably generate THz signals that are independent of the frequency and magnetic field of alternating signals.As the spin thin film is optimized,a magnetic field as low as 75 G satisfies the require-ment for high performance THz emission.Hence,not only is the efficiency of the pump power enhanced,but also the driving current in the electromagnet is decreased.We believe that it has a wide range of applications and profound implications in THz technology based on spintronic emitters in the future.展开更多
All-optical magnetization switching with features of low-power consumption and high writing speed is a promising road map to satisfy the demand for volume data storage. To promote denser and faster magnetic recording ...All-optical magnetization switching with features of low-power consumption and high writing speed is a promising road map to satisfy the demand for volume data storage. To promote denser and faster magnetic recording technologies, herein, all-optical helicity-dependent switching(AO-HDS) in multi-layer magnetic recording is proposed based on the chromatic aberration of an optical lens(Thorlabs’ s N-BK7 plano-convex uncoated lens).The power of the incident beams and the thickness of the multi-layer magnetic recording film are designed carefully. Besides, the uniformity of this multi-layer magnetic recording is optimized. At last, a prototype system of information multiplexing based on this multi-layer magnetic recording technology is constructed as well. Flexible and controllable magnetization reversals in different layers are also demonstrated by tuning the wavelength and helicity of working beams. We believe that such a prototype system can pave the way for increasing the storage density in an effective and low-cost mode.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2008CB717800)the Doctoral Program o fMinistry of Education of China(Grant No.20093402110027)
文摘The reflection of X-band microwaves （8-12 GHz） from a metallic aluminum （A1） surface with groove grating corrugations was investigated experimentally. It was shown that the reflection of p-polarization is much less than the microwave reflected from the corresponding area of an unruled Al surface, with selective wavelength. The experimental results demonstrated that the anomalous microwave reflection is strongly associated with the excitation of spoof surface plasmons at the Al air interface by the surface grating coupler. This near-total absence of reflected microwaves is similar to the famous Wood＇s anomaly in the optical regime and is of fundamental importance to the applications of spoof surface plasmons in the microwave regime.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12004025 and 11904016)Beihang Hefei Innovation Research Institute Project(No.BHKX-19-01)。
文摘Spintronic thin films are considered as one of the promising terahertz(THz)source candidates,owing to their high performance and low cost.Much effort has been made to achieve spintronic THz sources with broadband and high conversion efficiency.However,the development of spintronic THz emitters with good compatibility,low cost,and miniaturized technology still faces many challenges.Therefore,it is urgent to extend commercial and portable spintronic THz emitters to satisfy many practical applications.Herein,we design a new generation of spintronic THz emitters composed of an alter-nating electromagnet and a miniaturized electronic controller.Not only can this new type of spintronic THz emitter largely simplify the ancillary equipment for spintronic sources,it also has a twice larger THz signal compared to the traditional THz time-domain spectroscopy systems with a mechanical chopper.Experimental results and theoretical calculations for electromagnetic coils show that our design can stably generate THz signals that are independent of the frequency and magnetic field of alternating signals.As the spin thin film is optimized,a magnetic field as low as 75 G satisfies the require-ment for high performance THz emission.Hence,not only is the efficiency of the pump power enhanced,but also the driving current in the electromagnet is decreased.We believe that it has a wide range of applications and profound implications in THz technology based on spintronic emitters in the future.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2019M650437)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51602013)the Beihang Hefei Innovation Research Institute Project (Nos. BHKX-19-01 and BHKX-19-02)
文摘All-optical magnetization switching with features of low-power consumption and high writing speed is a promising road map to satisfy the demand for volume data storage. To promote denser and faster magnetic recording technologies, herein, all-optical helicity-dependent switching(AO-HDS) in multi-layer magnetic recording is proposed based on the chromatic aberration of an optical lens(Thorlabs’ s N-BK7 plano-convex uncoated lens).The power of the incident beams and the thickness of the multi-layer magnetic recording film are designed carefully. Besides, the uniformity of this multi-layer magnetic recording is optimized. At last, a prototype system of information multiplexing based on this multi-layer magnetic recording technology is constructed as well. Flexible and controllable magnetization reversals in different layers are also demonstrated by tuning the wavelength and helicity of working beams. We believe that such a prototype system can pave the way for increasing the storage density in an effective and low-cost mode.
