All‐Dielectric Programmable Huygens' Metasurfaces. (12th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Leitis, Aleksandrs; Heßler, Andreas; Wahl, Sophia; Wuttig, Matthias; Taubner, Thomas; Tittl, Andreas; Altug, Hatice
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 30:Number 19(2020)
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• Publication Date: 2020-03-12
• Subjects: adaptive optics -- dielectric metasurfaces -- phase‐change materials -- programmable metasurfaces -- wavefront control; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201910259
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

Abstract: Low‐loss nanostructured dielectric metasurfaces have emerged as a breakthrough platform for ultrathin optics and cutting‐edge photonic applications, including beam shaping, focusing, and holography. However, the static nature of their constituent materials has traditionally limited them to fixed functionalities. Tunable all‐dielectric infrared Huygens' metasurfaces consisting of multi‐layer Ge disk meta‐units with strategically incorporated non‐volatile phase change material Ge3 Sb2 Te6 are introduced. Switching the phase‐change material between its amorphous and crystalline structural state enables nearly full dynamic light phase control with high transmittance in the mid‐IR spectrum. The metasurface is realized experimentally, showing post‐fabrication tuning of the light phase within a range of 81% of the full 2π phase shift. Additionally, the versatility of the tunable Huygen's metasurfaces is demonstrated by optically programming the spatial light phase distribution of the metasurface with single meta‐unit precision and retrieving high‐resolution phase‐encoded images using hyperspectral measurements. The programmable metasurface concept overcomes the static limitations of previous dielectric metasurfaces, paving the way for "universal" metasurfaces and highly efficient, ultracompact active optical elements like tunable lenses, dynamic holograms, and spatial light modulators. Abstract : Tunable all‐dielectric Huygens' metasurfaces consisting of hybrid germanium and phase change material Ge3 Sb2 Te6 disk meta‐units are introduced. Switching the Ge3 Sb2 Te6 between its structural phase states enables dynamic light phase control with high transmittance. The versatility of these metasurfaces is demonstrated by optically programming the spatial light phase distribution of the metasurface with single meta‐unit precision and retrieving high‐resolution phase‐encoded images.