Bound states in the continuum for optomechanical light control with dielectric metasurfaces

authored by: Carol Bibiana Rojas Hurtado, Johannes Dickmann, Florian Feilong Bruns, Thomas Siefke, Stefanie Kroker
Abstract: We investigate a reconfigurable dielectric metasurface merging optomechanical interaction and quasi-bound states in the continuum promising for all-optical light control light. The surface consists of a dimerized high-contrast grating with a compliant bilayer structure. The optical forces induced by a control light field lead to structural deformations changing the optical response. We discuss requirements for the geometry and optical force distribution to enable an efficient optomechanical coupling, which can be exploited to tune reflectivity, phase and polarization of a beam impinging on the metasurface. Numerical results explore some tunable devices as mirrors, saturable output couplers, phase modulators and retarder plates.
External Organisation(s): National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB)
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Type: Article
Journal: Optics express
Volume: 28
Pages: 20106-20116
No. of pages: 11
ISSN: 1094-4087
Publication date: 06.07.2020
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.392782 (Access: Open)

BibTeX

@article{44b80113e54e4ff28a9f94a53db186f6,
title = "Bound states in the continuum for optomechanical light control with dielectric metasurfaces",
abstract = "We investigate a reconfigurable dielectric metasurface merging optomechanical interaction and quasi-bound states in the continuum promising for all-optical light control light. The surface consists of a dimerized high-contrast grating with a compliant bilayer structure. The optical forces induced by a control light field lead to structural deformations changing the optical response. We discuss requirements for the geometry and optical force distribution to enable an efficient optomechanical coupling, which can be exploited to tune reflectivity, phase and polarization of a beam impinging on the metasurface. Numerical results explore some tunable devices as mirrors, saturable output couplers, phase modulators and retarder plates.",
author = "Hurtado, {Carol Bibiana Rojas} and Johannes Dickmann and Bruns, {Florian Feilong} and Thomas Siefke and Stefanie Kroker",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Frank Fuchs (Gitterwerk GmbH, Jena, Germany) for providing the RCWA code. C.B.R.H., J.D., F.F.B., S.K. acknowledge support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemein-schaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germanys Excellence Strategy - EXC-2123 QuantumFrontiers - 390837967.",
year = "2020",
month = jul,
day = "6",
doi = "10.1364/OE.392782",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "20106--20116",
journal = "Optics express",
issn = "1094-4087",
publisher = "OSA - The Optical Society",
number = "14",
}