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American Institute of Physics, Applied Physics Letters, 3(101), p. 031105

DOI: 10.1063/1.4737441

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Chiral meta-atoms rotated by light

Journal article published in 2012 by Mingkai Liu, David A. Powell ORCID, Ilya V. Shadrivov
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Abstract

We study the opto-mechanical properties of coupled chiral meta-atoms based on a pair of twisted split-ring resonators. By using a simple analytical model in conjunction with the Maxwell stress tensor, we capture insight into the mechanism and find that this structure can be used as a general prototype of subwavelength light-driven actuators over a wide range of frequencies. This coupled structure can provide a strong and tunable torque, and can support different opto-mechanical modes, including uniform rotation, periodically variable rotation and damped oscillations. Our results suggest that chiral meta-atoms are good candidates for creating sub-wavelength motors or wrenches controlled by light.