Emergent axion response in multilayered metamaterials

Abstract

We consider the design of metamaterials whose behavior embodies the equations of axion electrodynamics. We derive an effective medium description of an assembly of magneto-optical layers with out-of-plane magnetization analytically and show how to achieve effective axion response with tunable parameters. We display some key predictions and validate them numerically.

Comments: 7 figures, 12 pages