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Fundamental limits for transmission modulation in VO2 metasurfaces
Bohan LiRocio Camacho-moralesNeuton LiAndrea TognazziMarco GandolfiDomenico De CegliaCostantino De AngelisAndrey A. SukhorukovDragomir N. Neshevsubject
metasurfaceVanadium dioxidephotonicsSettore ING-INF/02 - Campi ElettromagneticiAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialsdescription
The interest in dynamic modulation of light by ultra-thin materials exhibiting insulator–metal phase transition, such as VO 2 , has rapidly grown due to the myriad industrial applications, including smart windows and optical limiters. However, for applications in the telecommunication spectral band, the light modulation through a thin VO 2 film is low due to the presence of strong material loss. Here, we demonstrate tailored nanostructuring of VO 2 to dramatically enhance its transmission modulation, reaching a value as high as 0.73, which is 2 times larger than the previous modulation achieved. The resulting designs, including free-topology optimization, demonstrate the fundamental limit in acquiring the desired optical performance, including achieving positive or negative transmission contrast. Our results on nanophotonic management of lossy nanostructured films open new opportunities for applications of VO 2 metasurfaces.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-23 | Photonics Research |