Broadband electro-optic polarization conversion with atomically thin black phosphorus

Biswas, Souvik; Grajower, Meir Y.; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Atwater, Harry A.

doi:10.1126/science.abj7053

Broadband electro-optic polarization conversion with atomically thin black phosphorus

Journal Article · Fri Oct 22 04:00:00 UTC 2021 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj7053· OSTI ID:1980731

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Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.; OSTI
Thomas J. Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.
International Center for Materials, Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan.

Metasurfaces tune polarization

In photonic systems, the polarization state of light is typically manipulated with bulky components based on dielectrics and liquid crystals. Active metasurfaces now provide the possibility of shrinking the size of these components to the nanoscale. Biswaset al. demonstrate an active nanophotonic structure capable of versatile electro-optic polarization conversion. Using trilayer black phosphorus sandwiched between electrical gates forming a cavity, they show that the polarization state of light across telecommunication wavelengths can be electrically switched. Such control can be useful for a number of applications in communications, imaging, and beam steering where the wavefront of the propagating light can be actively manipulated. —ISO

Research Organization:: California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46405

OSTI ID:: 1980731

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6566 Vol. 374; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAAS

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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