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Title: Electrically tunable all-dielectric optical metasurfaces based on liquid crystals

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4976504· OSTI ID:1356223
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  1. Australian National Univ., Canberra, ACT (Australia)
  2. Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena (Germany)
  3. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  4. Australian National Univ., Canberra, ACT (Australia); Friedrich Schiller Univ., Jena (Germany)

We demonstrate electrical tuning of the spectral response of a Mie-resonant dielectric metasurface consisting of silicon nanodisks embedded into liquid crystals. We use the reorientation of nematic liquid crystals in a moderate applied electric field to alter the anisotropic permittivity tensor around the metasurface. By switching a control voltage ‘on’ and ‘off’ we induce a large spectral shift of the metasurface resonances, resulting in an absolute transmission modulation up to 75%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first experimental demonstration of voltage control of a dielectric metasurface, paving the way for new types of electrically tunable metadevices, including dynamic displays and holograms.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1356223
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1985577
Report Number(s):
SAND-2017-2081J; 651206
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 110, Issue 7; ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 191 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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