Multidimensional Manipulation of Photonic Spin Hall Effect with a Single‐Layer Dielectric Metasurface. Issue 5 (28th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Siqi; Li, Xingyi; Wang, Guoxi; Liu, Sheng; Zhang, Lingxuan; Zeng, Chao; Wang, Leiran; Sun, Qibing; Zhao, Wei; Zhang, Wenfu
• Is Part Of: Advanced optical materials. Volume 7:Issue 5(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2018-12-28
• Subjects: dynamic phase -- Pancharatnam–Berry phase -- photonic spin Hall effect -- spin–orbit interactions; Optical materials -- Periodicals; Photonics -- Periodicals; 620.11295
• DOI: 10.1002/adom.201801365
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2195-1071

Abstract

Abstract: The photonic spin Hall effect, originating from photonic spin–orbit interactions, has attracted considerable research interest due to its potential for applications in spin‐controlled nanophotonics. However, most research efforts have focused only on 1D modulation, including transverse or longitudinal spin‐dependent splitting. Here, a novel method is proposed for multidimensional spin‐dependent splitting on a single‐layer dielectric metasurface. Due to the interplay of the Pancharatnam–Berry phase and dynamic phase, the longitudinal focusing and transverse shifting of the different spin state photons can be simultaneously achieved. Moreover, the conjugated characteristic of the modulated phases of Pancharatnam–Berry phase metasurfaces for different spin photons can be broken, and both symmetric and asymmetric transverse spin‐dependent splitting are obtained with the proposed method. This method can be used for the multidimensional and flexible manipulation of spin photons and has potential in spin‐controlled nanophotonics, ranging from optical communication to beam shaping and optical sensors. Abstract : An effective method is proposed for multidimensional manipulation of the photonic spin Hall effect using a single‐layer dielectric metasurface. Independent phase control of photons with different spin states is achieved by the interplay of Pancharatnam–Berry and dynamic phases. This proposed method has potential in spin‐controlled nanophotonics, ranging from optical communication to beam shaping and optical sensors.