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Nature Research, Scientific Reports, 1(1), 2011

DOI: 10.1038/srep00138

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Metamaterials with conformational nonlinearity

Journal article published in 2011 by Mikhail Lapine, Ilya V. Shadrivov, David A. Powell ORCID, Yuri S. Kivshar
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Abstract

Within a decade of fruitful developments, metamaterials became a prominent area of research, bridging theoretical and applied electrodynamics, electrical engineering and material science. Being man-made structures, metamaterials offer a particularly useful playground to develop novel interdisciplinary concepts. Here we demonstrate a novel principle in metamaterial assembly which integrates electromagnetic, mechanical, and thermal responses within their elements. Through these mechanisms, the conformation of the meta-molecules changes, providing a dual mechanism for nonlinearity and offering nonlinear chirality. Our proposal opens a wide road towards further developments of nonlinear metamaterials and photonic structures, adding extra flexibility to their design and control.