Meta-structure and tunable optical device including the same

Han, Seunghoon; Papadakis, Georgia Theano; Atwater, Harry

Meta-structure and tunable optical device including the same

Patent · 26 December 2017

OSTI ID:1414941

Han, Seunghoon; Papadakis, Georgia Theano; Atwater, Harry

A meta-structure and a tunable optical device including the same are provided. The meta-structure includes a plurality of metal layers spaced apart from one another, an active layer spaced apart from the plurality of metal layers and having a carrier concentration that is tuned according to an electric signal applied to the active layer and the plurality of metal layers, and a plurality of dielectric layers spaced apart from one another and each having one surface contacting a metal layer among the plurality of metal layers and another surface contacting the active layer.

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Research Organization:: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., Suwon-si, KR (Korea); California Inst. of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46405

Assignee:: Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR); California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 9,851,589

Application Number:: 15/233,036

OSTI ID:: 1414941

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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