Plasmonic metamaterial absorber for broadband manipulation of mechanical resonances

Zhu, Hai; Yi, Fei; Cubukcu, Ertugrul

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2016.183

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“…In case of pulsed laser irradiation, it is possible to mechanically tune optical properties of nanostructures via its ultra‐fast heating and thermal expansion. A pump pulse triggers acoustical vibrations, which lead to a periodic variation of the nanoantenna size or geometrical parameters of a metamaterial . As a result, periodic mechanical vibrations and optical modulation can be achieved with frequencies from Hz up to sub‐THz values.…”

Section: Reversible Tuningmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Light‐Induced Tuning and Reconfiguration of Nanophotonic Structures

Makarov

Zalogina

Tajik

et al. 2017

Laser & Photonics Reviews

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114

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Interaction of light pulses of various durations and intensities with nanoscale photonic structures plays an important role in many applications of nanophotonics for high-density data storage, ultra-fast data processing, surface coloring and sensing. A design of optically tunable and reconfigurable structures made from different materials is based on many important physical effects and advances in material science, and it employs the resonant character of light interaction with nanostructures and strong field confinement at the nanoscale. Here we review the recent progress in physics of tunable and reconfigurable nanophotonic structures of different types. We start from low laser intensities that produce weak reversible changes in nanostructures, and then move to the discussion of non-reversible changes in photonic structures. We focus on three platforms based on metallic, dielectric and hybrid resonant photonic structures such as nanoantennas, nanoparticle oligomers and nanostructured metasurfaces. Main challenges and key advantages of each of the approaches focusing on applications in advanced photonic technologies are also discussed.

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Section: Reversible Tuningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A pump pulse triggers acoustical vibrations, which lead to a periodic variation of the nanoantenna size [118] or geometrical parameters of a metamaterial. [119] As a result, periodic mechanical vibrations and optical modulation can be achieved with frequencies from Hz up to sub-THz values.…”

Section: Thermo-optical Nonlinearitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Light‐Induced Tuning and Reconfiguration of Nanophotonic Structures

Makarov

Zalogina

Tajik

et al. 2017

Laser & Photonics Reviews

172

114

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“…Conversely, the polarization state of the photons addressing the device can deeply influence the mechanical resonator by shifting its resonance frequency through an optothermal spring effect. Mechanical elements have been previously conjoined with optical metamaterials to augment the functionalities provided by the bare photonic patterning; however, fast light polarization and chirality manipulation has never been addressed so far. In addition, previous reports of mechanically reconfigurable metasurfaces were based on metallic scatterers, which offer limited performances due to ohmic losses; on the contrary, in the all‐dielectric system we are relying on, optical losses are extremely weak, allowing for sharp and definite resonances originating from the high refractive index contrast between the patterned semiconductor and the surrounding (air or vacuum).…”

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Optomechanics of Chiral Dielectric Metasurfaces

Zanotto

Tredicucci

Navarro-Urriós

et al. 2019

Advanced Optical Materials

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The coupling between electromagnetic fields and mechanical motion in micro‐ and nanostructured materials has recently produced intriguing fundamental physics, such as the observation of mesoscopic optomechanical phenomena in objects operating in the quantum regime. It is also yielding innovative device applications, for instance in the manipulation of the optical response of photonic elements. Following this concept, here it is shown that combining a nanostructured chiral metasurface with a semiconductor suspended micromembrane can open new scenarios where the mechanical motion affects the polarization state of a light beam, and vice versa. Optical characterization of the fabricated samples, assisted by theory and numerical modeling, reveals that the interaction is mediated via moving‐boundary and thermoelastic effects, triggered by intracavity photons. This work represents a first example of “Polarization Optomechanics,” which can give access to new forms of polarization nonlinearities and control. It can also lead to wide applications in fast polarimetric devices, polarization modulators, and dynamically tunable chiral state generators and detectors.

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“…Motivated by this, much effort has been made to realize tunable metasurfaces, whose functionalities have been expanded from wavefront manipulations to other programmable platforms . For this purpose, dynamic control is necessary and many methods of tuning such as mechanical deformations and lumped‐elements coding have been successfully employed and demonstrated . These ways normally work in the microwave range, which is hard to down‐scale to the optical band because of the difficulty in minimizing active elements.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Tunable Metasurfaces Based on Active Materials

Cui

Bai

Sun

2019

Adv Funct Materials

188

109

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Metasurfaces, planer artificial materials composed of subwavelength unit cells, have shown superior abilities to manipulate the wavefronts of electromagnetic waves. In the last few years, metasurfaces have been a burgeoning field of research, with a large variety of functional devices, including planar lenses, beam deflectors, polarization converters, and metaholograms, being demonstrated. Up to date, the majority of metasurfaces cannot be tuned postfabrication. Yet, the dynamic control of optical properties of metasurfaces is highly desirable for a plethora of applications including free space optical communications, holographic displays, and depth sensing. Recently, much effort has been made to exploit active materials, whose optical properties can be controlled under external stimuli, for the dynamic control of metasurfaces. The tunability enabled by active materials can be attributed to various mechanisms, including but not limited to thermo‐optic effects, free‐carrier effects, and phase transitions. This short review summarizes the recent progress on tunable metasurfaces based on various approaches and analyzes their respective advantages and challenges to be confronted with. A number of potential future directions are also discussed at the end.

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Plasmonic metamaterial absorber for broadband manipulation of mechanical resonances

Cited by 141 publications

References 36 publications

Light‐Induced Tuning and Reconfiguration of Nanophotonic Structures

Light‐Induced Tuning and Reconfiguration of Nanophotonic Structures

Optomechanics of Chiral Dielectric Metasurfaces

Tunable Metasurfaces Based on Active Materials

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