Abstract
We show that a nonreciprocal device can be made of two thin (thickness much less than a wavelength) layers—a dielectric layer and a gain larger.1 The function of this device is to exhibit a zero reflection in one direction and a nonzero reflection in the other direction.
© 1995 Optical Society of America
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