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Title: Phased-array sources based on nonlinear metamaterial nanocavities

Abstract

Coherent superposition of light from subwavelength sources is an attractive prospect for the manipulation of the direction, shape and polarization of optical beams. This phenomenon constitutes the basis of phased arrays, commonly used at microwave and radio frequencies. Here we propose a new concept for phased-array sources at infrared frequencies based on metamaterial nanocavities coupled to a highly nonlinear semiconductor heterostructure. Optical pumping of the nanocavity induces a localized, phase-locked, nonlinear resonant polarization that acts as a source feed for a higher-order resonance of the nanocavity. Varying the nanocavity design enables the production of beams with arbitrary shape and polarization. As an example, we demonstrate two second harmonic phased-array sources that perform two optical functions at the second harmonic wavelength (~5 μm): a beam splitter and a polarizing beam splitter. As a result, proper design of the nanocavity and nonlinear heterostructure will enable such phased arrays to span most of the infrared spectrum.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1235337
Report Number(s):
SAND-2015-20738J
Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723; 558185
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; physical sciences; nanotechnology; optical physics

Citation Formats

Wolf, Omri, Campione, Salvatore, Benz, Alexander, Ravikumar, Arvind P., Liu, Sheng, Luk, Ting S., Kadlec, Emil Andrew, Shaner, Eric A., Klem, John Frederick, Sinclair, Michael B., and Brener, Igal. Phased-array sources based on nonlinear metamaterial nanocavities. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms8667.
Wolf, Omri, Campione, Salvatore, Benz, Alexander, Ravikumar, Arvind P., Liu, Sheng, Luk, Ting S., Kadlec, Emil Andrew, Shaner, Eric A., Klem, John Frederick, Sinclair, Michael B., & Brener, Igal. Phased-array sources based on nonlinear metamaterial nanocavities. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8667
Wolf, Omri, Campione, Salvatore, Benz, Alexander, Ravikumar, Arvind P., Liu, Sheng, Luk, Ting S., Kadlec, Emil Andrew, Shaner, Eric A., Klem, John Frederick, Sinclair, Michael B., and Brener, Igal. 2015. "Phased-array sources based on nonlinear metamaterial nanocavities". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8667. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1235337.
@article{osti_1235337,
title = {Phased-array sources based on nonlinear metamaterial nanocavities},
author = {Wolf, Omri and Campione, Salvatore and Benz, Alexander and Ravikumar, Arvind P. and Liu, Sheng and Luk, Ting S. and Kadlec, Emil Andrew and Shaner, Eric A. and Klem, John Frederick and Sinclair, Michael B. and Brener, Igal},
abstractNote = {Coherent superposition of light from subwavelength sources is an attractive prospect for the manipulation of the direction, shape and polarization of optical beams. This phenomenon constitutes the basis of phased arrays, commonly used at microwave and radio frequencies. Here we propose a new concept for phased-array sources at infrared frequencies based on metamaterial nanocavities coupled to a highly nonlinear semiconductor heterostructure. Optical pumping of the nanocavity induces a localized, phase-locked, nonlinear resonant polarization that acts as a source feed for a higher-order resonance of the nanocavity. Varying the nanocavity design enables the production of beams with arbitrary shape and polarization. As an example, we demonstrate two second harmonic phased-array sources that perform two optical functions at the second harmonic wavelength (~5 μm): a beam splitter and a polarizing beam splitter. As a result, proper design of the nanocavity and nonlinear heterostructure will enable such phased arrays to span most of the infrared spectrum.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms8667},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1235337}, journal = {Nature Communications},
issn = {2041-1723},
number = 7,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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