Oleksandr STEPANENKO
IEMN Laboratory - UMR 8520
Avenue Henry Poincaré, 59652 VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ
+33 (0)3 20 19 18 10Postdoctoral researcher
Starting date : 01/03/2016
Oleksandr STEPANENKO is working on the TENOR project (Competitive TErahertz and mid-infrared NOnReciprocal components). The main objective of the project is the realization of a compact isolating device for THz and mid-IR frequencies.
In order to achieve this, we have designed MO plasmonic mirrors using small-gap, high mobility semiconductors, InAs and InSb, which can have simultaneously plasma frequencies and cyclotron frequencies in the mid-IR, and a high gyrotropy due to the low effective mass of their charge carriers. A proper design of the MO plasmonic mirror allows achieving an isolation >20 dB at room temperature. Currently, we are working at an experimental demonstration of this isolating device.
Related publications
Stepanenko, O., Horak, T., Chochol, J., Postava, K., Lampin, J.-F., Vanwolleghem, M. “Compact mid-IR isolator using nonreciprocal magnetoplasmonic InSb mirror”. International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves, IRMMW-THz, 2016-November, art. no. 7758556.
