Polarization control of high transmission/reflection switching by all-dielectric metasurfaces
Abstract
Metasurfaces built of high refractive dielectric nanostructures could play a key role in controlling the electromagnetic wave propagation, due to their low energy losses and their ability to excite not only electric but also magnetic resonances. In this study, we theoretically and experimentally demonstrate that an array of high-index dielectric nanodimers can perform as tuneable metasurfaces that can be switched from a high transmitter to a high reflector, by just changing the linear polarization of excitation. The incident polarization alters the hybridization mode of the excited electric and magnetic dipoles in the dimer, and this leads to either spectral overlap or separation of the two dipoles. The hybridization of the electric and magnetic modes modifies the effective permittivity and permeability of the tuneable dielectric metasurface, exhibiting the high transmission and reflection that can be easily switched by simply changing the linear polarization.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Feb 05, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.5018783
Entities
People
- Pablo Albella
- Stefan A. Maier
- Toshihiko Shibanuma
Organizations
- Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información
- ENEOS
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Imperial College London
- Leverhulme Trust
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Office of Naval Research Global
- University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria