Directional Janus Metasurface

Abstract

Janus monolayers, a class of two‐faced 2D materials, have received significant attention in electronics, due to their unusual conduction properties stemming from their inherent out‐of‐plane asymmetry. Their photonic counterparts recently allowed for the control of hydrogenation/dehydrogenation processes, yielding drastically different responses for opposite light excitation spins. A passive Janus metasurface composed of cascaded subwavelength anisotropic impedance sheets is demonstrated. By introducing a rotational twist in their geometry, asymmetric transmission with the desired phase function is realized. Their broken out‐of‐plane symmetry realizes different functions for opposite propagation directions, enabling direction‐dependent versatile functionalities. A series of passive Janus metasurfaces that enable functionalities including one‐way anomalous refraction, one‐way focusing, asymmetric focusing, and direction‐controlled holograms are experimentally demonstrated.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Nov 20, 2019
Source ID
10.1002/adma.201906352

Entities

People

  • Andrea Alù
  • Chengwei W. Qiu
  • Guangwei Hu
  • Guowen Ding
  • Junming Zhao
  • Ke Chen
  • Tian Jiang
  • Yijun Feng
  • Zhongwei Jin

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • City University of New York
  • Nanjing University
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Program 973

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene