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Absolute Chiral Sensing in Dielectric Metasurfaces Using Signal Reversals.
Lykourgos BougasSotiris DrouliasSotiris Drouliassubject
High Energy Physics::LatticeNanophotonicsFOS: Physical sciencesPhysics::OpticsBioengineeringApplied Physics (physics.app-ph)02 engineering and technologyDielectricSignalGeneral Materials ScienceOptical rotationPhysicsbusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringMetamaterialGeneral ChemistryPhysics - Applied Physics021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyCondensed Matter PhysicsPolarization (waves)Optoelectronics0210 nano-technologybusinessChirality (chemistry)Refractive indexOptics (physics.optics)Physics - Opticsdescription
Sensing molecular chirality at the nanoscale has been a long-standing challenge due to the inherently weak nature of chiroptical signals, and nanophotonic approaches have proven fruitful in accessing these signals. However, in most cases, absolute chiral sensing of the total chiral refractive index has not been possible, while the strong inherent signals from the nanostructures themselves obscure the weak chiroptical signals. Here, we propose a dielectric metamaterial system that overcomes these limitations and allows for absolute measurements of the total chirality, and the possibility for a crucial signal reversal that enables chirality measurements without the need for sample removal. As proof of principle, we demonstrate signal-enhancements by a factor of 200 for ultrathin, sub-wavelength, chiral samples over a uniform and accessible area.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-18 | Nano letters |