An all-dielectric metasurface as a broadband optical frequency mixer

Liu, Sheng; Vabishchevich, Polina P.; Vaskin, Aleksandr; Reno, John L.; Keeler, Gordon A.; Sinclair, Michael B.; Staude, Isabelle; Brener, Igal

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04944-9

An all-dielectric metasurface as a broadband optical frequency mixer

Journal Article · Thu Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04944-9· OSTI ID:1464190

^[1]; ^[1]; Vaskin, Aleksandr ^[2]; Reno, John L. ^[3]; Keeler, Gordon A. ^[1]; Sinclair, Michael B. ^[1]; Staude, Isabelle ^[2]; Brener, Igal ^[3]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena (Germany). Inst. of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies

A frequency mixer is a nonlinear device that combines electromagnetic waves to create waves at new frequencies. Mixers are ubiquitous components in modern radio-frequency technology and microwave signal processing. The development of versatile frequency mixers for optical frequencies remains challenging: such devices generally rely on weak nonlinear optical processes and, thus, must satisfy phase-matching conditions. Here we utilize a GaAs-based dielectric metasurface to demonstrate an optical frequency mixer that concurrently generates eleven new frequencies spanning the ultraviolet to near-infrared. The even and odd order nonlinearities of GaAs enable our observation of second-harmonic, third-harmonic, and fourth-harmonic generation, sum-frequency generation, two-photon absorption-induced photoluminescence, four-wave mixing and six-wave mixing. The simultaneous occurrence of these seven nonlinear processes is assisted by the combined effects of strong intrinsic material nonlinearities, enhanced electromagnetic fields, and relaxed phase-matching requirements. In conclusion, such ultracompact optical mixers may enable a plethora of applications in biology, chemistry, sensing, communications, and quantum optics.

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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); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1464190

Report Number(s):: SAND--2018-7466J; 665684

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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