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| author | Zhou, Zijian Jing, Ran Wang, Heng Wehmeier, Lukas Liu, Mengkun Cheng, Bing |
| author_facet | Zhou, Zijian Jing, Ran Wang, Heng Wehmeier, Lukas Liu, Mengkun Cheng, Bing |
| contents | Hyperbolic polaritons are conventionally associated with structural anisotropy or phononic Reststrahlen bands. Here, we predict a new class of hyperbolic polaritons arising from magnetic-field-induced cyclotron motion of charge carriers. When a perpendicular magnetic field is applied to high-mobility semimetals, the cyclotron response drives the in-plane dielectric function from metallic- to insulating-like below the cyclotron resonance frequency, while the out-of-plane response remains metallic. This anisotropy creates a hyperbolic dielectric environment that supports field-tunable hyperbolic polaritons. We develop a comprehensive theoretical framework incorporating coupling to other collective excitations and show that these modes can be directly visualized in real space via terahertz near-field nanoscopy. Our work identifies cyclotron motion as a new route to hyperbolic polaritons and establishes a versatile platform for magnetically programmable nanophotonics. |
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| spellingShingle | Magnetic-field-tunable cyclotron hyperbolic polaritons Zhou, Zijian Jing, Ran Wang, Heng Wehmeier, Lukas Liu, Mengkun Cheng, Bing Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Hyperbolic polaritons are conventionally associated with structural anisotropy or phononic Reststrahlen bands. Here, we predict a new class of hyperbolic polaritons arising from magnetic-field-induced cyclotron motion of charge carriers. When a perpendicular magnetic field is applied to high-mobility semimetals, the cyclotron response drives the in-plane dielectric function from metallic- to insulating-like below the cyclotron resonance frequency, while the out-of-plane response remains metallic. This anisotropy creates a hyperbolic dielectric environment that supports field-tunable hyperbolic polaritons. We develop a comprehensive theoretical framework incorporating coupling to other collective excitations and show that these modes can be directly visualized in real space via terahertz near-field nanoscopy. Our work identifies cyclotron motion as a new route to hyperbolic polaritons and establishes a versatile platform for magnetically programmable nanophotonics. |
| title | Magnetic-field-tunable cyclotron hyperbolic polaritons |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.11185 |