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Ultrafast optical switching in Si-metasurfaces for wireless and space optical communication

  • K. Ch Georgiev
  • , A. A. Trifonov
  • , K. Z. Kamali
  • , D. Neshev
  • , G. Crotti
  • , G. D. Valle
  • , L. S. Petrov
  • , I. Ch Buchvarov*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We demonstrate ultra-fast all-optical switching based on the implementation of a metasurface-based laser dichroic mirror design. The crystalline silicon metasurfaces with 100 nm thickness on sapphire substrates are fabricated using established processes in Si-semiconductor industry. Under weak-pump excitation, relative transmittance changes of up to 100% are possible for characteristic times ranging from 25 to 120 ps. A carrier-driven absolute amplitude modulation of over 72% is observed at 102-120 ps relaxation times. A CW 1030 nm laser’s beam modulation for free space communication is verified in a laboratory environment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)998-999
Number of pages2
JournalInternational Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event13th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, META 2023 - Paris, France
Duration: 18 Jul 2023 → 21 Jul 2023
Conference number: 13th
https://metaconferences.org/META23/files/meta23_proceedings.pdf
https://metaconferences.org/META23/index.php/META/proceeding

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