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Quantum metamaterials in the microwave and optical ranges
journal contribution
posted on 2016-02-25, 15:17 authored by Alexandre ZagoskinAlexandre Zagoskin, Didier Felbacq, Emmanuel RousseauQuantum metamaterials generalize the concept of metamaterials (artificial optical media) to the case when their optical properties are determined by the interplay of quantum effects in the constituent 'artificial atoms' with the electromagnetic field modes in the system. The theoretical investigation of these structures demonstrated that a number of new effects (such as quantum birefringence, strongly nonclassical states of light, etc) are to be expected, prompting the efforts on their fabrication and experimental investigation. Here we provide a summary of the principal features of quantum metamaterials and review the current state of research in this quickly developing field, which bridges quantum optics, quantum condensed matter theory and quantum information processing.
Funding
AZ was supported in part by the EPSRC grant EP/M006581/1 and by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of Increase Competitiveness Program of NUSTMISiS (No. K2-2014-015).
History
School
- Science
Department
- Physics
Citation
ZAGOSKIN, A.M., FELBACQ, D. and ROUSSEAU, E., 2016. Quantum metamaterials in the microwave and optical ranges. EPJ Quantum Technology, 3 (2), DOI: 10.1140/epjqt/s40507-016-0040-x.Publisher
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