Ultrafast all-optical tuning of direct-gap semiconductor metasurfaces

Nature Communications
Maxim R ShcherbakovAndrey A Fedyanin

Abstract

Optical metasurfaces are regular quasi-planar nanopatterns that can apply diverse spatial and spectral transformations to light waves. However, metasurfaces are no longer adjustable after fabrication, and a critical challenge is to realise a technique of tuning their optical properties that is both fast and efficient. We experimentally realise an ultrafast tunable metasurface consisting of subwavelength gallium arsenide nanoparticles supporting Mie-type resonances in the near infrared. Using transient reflectance spectroscopy, we demonstrate a picosecond-scale absolute reflectance modulation of up to 0.35 at the magnetic dipole resonance of the metasurfaces and a spectral shift of the resonance by 30 nm, both achieved at unprecedentedly low pump fluences of less than 400 μJ cm(-2). Our findings thereby enable a versatile tool for ultrafast and efficient control of light using light.Metasurfaces are not adjustable after fabrication, and a critical challenge is to realise a technique of tuning their optical properties that is both fast and efficient. Here, Shcherbakov et al. realise an ultrafast tunable metasurface with picosecond-scale large absolute reflectance modulation at low pump fluences.

References

Oct 29, 2004·Nature·Vilson R AlmeidaMichal Lipson
Sep 10, 2009·Nano Letters·Keshav M DaniAntoinette J Taylor
Apr 13, 2011·Nano Letters·J Y OuN I Zheludev
Oct 25, 2011·Advanced Materials·Mengxin RenNikolay I Zheludev
Dec 24, 2011·Science·Xingjie NiVladimir M Shalaev
Apr 3, 2012·Physical Review Letters·James C GinnMichael B Sinclair
Jun 19, 2012·Nano Letters·Andrey B EvlyukhinBoris N Chichkov
Jul 7, 2012·Scientific Reports·Arseniy I KuznetsovBoris Luk'yanchuk
Jan 24, 2014·Nature Materials·Nanfang Yu, Federico Capasso
Oct 17, 2014·Nano Letters·Maxim R ShcherbakovYuri S Kivshar
Aug 19, 2015·Nano Letters·Mikhail I ShalaevNatalia M Litchinitser
Oct 27, 2015·Nano Letters·Yuanmu YangJason Valentine
Jan 8, 2016·Nature Nanotechnology·Saman Jahani, Zubin Jacob
Apr 28, 2016·Nano Letters·Mohammadreza KhorasaninejadFederico Capasso
Nov 1, 2016·Nano Letters·Rocio Camacho-MoralesDragomir N Neshev
Nov 20, 2016·Science·Arseniy I KuznetsovBoris Luk'yanchuk

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 30, 2018·Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology·Junyi ShenHui Cai
Jun 20, 2019·Advanced Materials·Mengxin RenJingjun Xu
Nov 25, 2018·Optics Express·Yun XuNatalia M Litchinitser
Sep 13, 2018·Mammalian Genome : Official Journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society·Agampodi Promoda PereraHeinrich Körner
Mar 25, 2019·Nature Communications·Maxim R ShcherbakovGennady Shvets
Apr 1, 2020·Optics Express·Bernhard AtorfHeinz Kitzerow
Jun 30, 2018·Nature Communications·Sheng LiuIgal Brener
Jan 13, 2018·Advanced Materials·Wen Xiang LimRanjan Singh
Jan 25, 2019·Nature Communications·Jingyi TianSergey I Bozhevolnyi
Aug 15, 2019·Nature Communications·Pin Chieh WuHarry A Atwater
May 18, 2019·Science·Amr M ShaltoutMark L Brongersma
Mar 5, 2020·Science Advances·Abhishek KumarRanjan Singh
Aug 17, 2020·Nature Communications·Yi-Shiou DuhShi-Wei Chu
Jul 4, 2019·Nanomaterials·Lan WangZiqiang Yang
Jul 16, 2019·Nanoscale Advances·Mayte Gómez-CastañoSerge Ravaine
Jan 6, 2021·Nature Materials·Burak GuzelturkAaron M Lindenberg
Feb 24, 2021·Nature Communications·Mikhail Y ShalaginovTian Gu
May 6, 2021·Angewandte Chemie·Anna A NikitinaEkaterina V Skorb
May 15, 2021·Optics Express·Andrea TognazziCostantino De Angelis
Jun 3, 2021·Mammalian Genome : Official Journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society·Basit ShahQinghua Shi
Jul 8, 2021·ACS Nano·Eva Arianna Aurelia PognaGiuseppe Della Valle
Dec 29, 2017·Nano Letters·Jongbum KimAlexandra Boltasseva
Oct 31, 2017·Nano Letters·Aleksandr Yu FrolovVictor V Moshchalkov
May 29, 2019·Nano Letters·Jürgen D SautterMohsen Rahmani
Apr 14, 2020·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters·Shuai ChangHai-Zheng Zhong
May 2, 2018·Nano Letters·Justus BohnIsabelle Staude
Nov 27, 2021·Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy·Xiaoyi HuWei Wang

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
electron-beam lithography

Software Mentioned

COMSOL Multiphysics

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.