Metasurfaces are versatile tools for manipulating light; however, they have received little attention as devices for the efficient control of nonlinearly diffracted light. Here, we demonstrate nonlinear wavefront control through third-harmonic generation (THG) beaming into diffraction orders with efficiency tuned by excitation of hybrid Mie–quasi-bound states in the continuum (BIC) modes in a silicon metasurface. Simultaneous excitation of the high-Q collective Mie-type modes and quasi-BIC modes leads to their hybridization and results in a local electric field redistribution. We probe the hybrid mode by measuring far-field patterns of THG and observe the strong switching between (0,–1) and (−1,0) THG diffraction orders from 1:6 for off-resonant excitation to 129:1 for the hybrid mode excitation, showing tremendous contrast in controlling the nonlinear diffraction patterns. Our results pave the way to the realization of metasurfaces for novel light sources, telecommunications, and quantum photonics.

Okhlopkov K.I., Zilli A., Tognazzi A., Rocco D., Fagiani L., Mafakheri E., et al. (2021). Tailoring Third-Harmonic Diffraction Efficiency by Hybrid Modes in High-Q Metasurfaces. NANO LETTERS, 21(24), 10438-10445 [10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03790].

Tailoring Third-Harmonic Diffraction Efficiency by Hybrid Modes in High-Q Metasurfaces

Tognazzi A.
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2021-12-22

Abstract

Metasurfaces are versatile tools for manipulating light; however, they have received little attention as devices for the efficient control of nonlinearly diffracted light. Here, we demonstrate nonlinear wavefront control through third-harmonic generation (THG) beaming into diffraction orders with efficiency tuned by excitation of hybrid Mie–quasi-bound states in the continuum (BIC) modes in a silicon metasurface. Simultaneous excitation of the high-Q collective Mie-type modes and quasi-BIC modes leads to their hybridization and results in a local electric field redistribution. We probe the hybrid mode by measuring far-field patterns of THG and observe the strong switching between (0,–1) and (−1,0) THG diffraction orders from 1:6 for off-resonant excitation to 129:1 for the hybrid mode excitation, showing tremendous contrast in controlling the nonlinear diffraction patterns. Our results pave the way to the realization of metasurfaces for novel light sources, telecommunications, and quantum photonics.
22-dic-2021
Settore ING-INF/02 - Campi Elettromagnetici
Okhlopkov K.I., Zilli A., Tognazzi A., Rocco D., Fagiani L., Mafakheri E., et al. (2021). Tailoring Third-Harmonic Diffraction Efficiency by Hybrid Modes in High-Q Metasurfaces. NANO LETTERS, 21(24), 10438-10445 [10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03790].
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