Nonreciprocal hyperbolic propagation over moving metasurfaces

Abstract

Hyperbolic propagation offers exciting opportunities in nanophotonics, from subdiffraction imaging to enhanced local density of states. This transport regime is typically induced by strong modulation of conductivity, i.e., with alternating metallic and dielectric material properties. Here, we analyze a moving impedance surface, showing that suitably tailored homogeneous metasurfaces can support one-way hyperbolic propagation when in motion, adding nonreciprocity to hyperbolic propagation phenomena, and without suffering from nonlocal effects stemming from discretization or finite granularity of the surface.