Optical properties of transiently-excited semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterials

Campione, Salvatore; Luk, Ting S.; Liu, Sheng; Sinclair, Michael B.

doi:10.1364/OME.5.002385

Optical properties of transiently-excited semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterials

Journal Article · Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Optical Materials Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.5.002385· OSTI ID:1236216

Campione, Salvatore ^[1]; Luk, Ting S. ^[1]; Liu, Sheng ^[1]; Sinclair, Michael B. ^[1]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Ultrafast optical excitation of photocarriers has the potential to transform undoped semiconductor superlattices into semiconductor hyperbolic metamaterials (SHMs). In this paper, we investigate the optical properties associated with such ultrafast topological transitions. We first show reflectance, transmittance, and absorption under TE and TM plane wave incidence. In the unpumped state, the superlattice exhibits a frequency region with high reflectance (>80%) and a region with low reflectance (<1%) for both TE and TM polarizations over a wide range of incidence angles. In contrast, in the photopumped state, the reflectance for both frequencies and polarizations is very low (<1%) for a similar range of angles. Interestingly, this system can function as an all-optical reflection switch on ultrafast timescales. Furthermore, for TM incidence and close to the epsilon-near-zero point of the longitudinal permittivity, directional perfect absorption on ultrafast timescales may also be achieved. Lastly, we discuss the onset of negative refraction in the photopumped state.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1236216

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1333801
OSTI ID: 1530971

Report Number(s):: SAND--2015-8354J; 607085

Journal Information:: Optical Materials Express, Journal Name: Optical Materials Express Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 5; ISSN 2159-3930

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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