Active optical metasurfaces: comprehensive review on physics, mechanisms, and prospective applications
Optical metasurfaces with subwavelength thickness hold considerable promise for future
advances in fundamental optics and novel optical applications due to their unprecedented …
advances in fundamental optics and novel optical applications due to their unprecedented …
Phase-change materials for non-volatile photonic applications
Phase-change materials (PCMs) provide a unique combination of properties. On
transformation from the amorphous to crystalline state, their optical properties change …
transformation from the amorphous to crystalline state, their optical properties change …
Vectorial metasurface holography
Tailoring light properties using metasurfaces made of optically thin and subwavelength
structure arrays has led to a variety of innovative optical components with intriguing …
structure arrays has led to a variety of innovative optical components with intriguing …
Hybrid graphene metasurfaces for high-speed mid-infrared light modulation and single-pixel imaging
During the past decades, major advances have been made in both the generation and
detection of infrared light; however, its efficient wavefront manipulation and information …
detection of infrared light; however, its efficient wavefront manipulation and information …
Alternative plasmonic materials: beyond gold and silver
Materials research plays a vital role in transforming breakthrough scientific ideas into next‐
generation technology. Similar to the way silicon revolutionized the microelectronics …
generation technology. Similar to the way silicon revolutionized the microelectronics …
Using low-loss phase-change materials for mid-infrared antenna resonance tuning
We show tuning of the resonance frequency of aluminum nanoantennas via variation of the
refractive index n of a layer of phase-change material. Three configurations have been …
refractive index n of a layer of phase-change material. Three configurations have been …
Electrical switching of infrared light using graphene integration with plasmonic Fano resonant metasurfaces
Graphene has emerged as a promising optoelectronic material because its optical
properties can be rapidly and dramatically changed using electric gating. Graphene's weak …
properties can be rapidly and dramatically changed using electric gating. Graphene's weak …
Toward a universal metasurface for optical imaging, communication, and computation
In recent years, active metasurfaces have emerged as a reconfigurable nanophotonic
platform for the manipulation of light. Here, application of an external stimulus to resonant …
platform for the manipulation of light. Here, application of an external stimulus to resonant …
Optical metasurfaces: evolving from passive to adaptive
Optical metasurfaces are nanoengineered architectures aiming at the functional control of
light propagation. In recent years, the performance of metasurfaces has been significantly …
light propagation. In recent years, the performance of metasurfaces has been significantly …
A review of THz modulators with dynamic tunable metasurfaces
L Wang, Y Zhang, X Guo, T Chen, H Liang, X Hao… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Terahertz (THz) radiation has received much attention during the past few decades for its
potential applications in various fields, such as spectroscopy, imaging, and wireless …
potential applications in various fields, such as spectroscopy, imaging, and wireless …