• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 13, Issue 5, 1191 (2025)
Yuxi Li1,2, Ruichao Zhu1,2,*, Sai Sui1,2,4, Yajuan Han1,2..., Yuxiang Jia1,2, Chang Ding1,2, Shaojie Wang1,2, Cunqian Feng3, Shaobo Qu1,2,5 and Jiafu Wang1,2,6|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1AeroSpace MetaMaterials Laboratory of Suzhou National Laboratory, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
  • 2Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Artificially-Structured Functional Materials and Devices, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
  • 3Air and Missile Defense College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
  • 4e-mail: suisai_mail@foxmail.com
  • 5e-mail: Qushaobo@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: wangjiafu1981@126.com
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.541146 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yuxi Li, Ruichao Zhu, Sai Sui, Yajuan Han, Yuxiang Jia, Chang Ding, Shaojie Wang, Cunqian Feng, Shaobo Qu, Jiafu Wang, "Light-switchable polarization conversion via an optical-fiber-controlled metasurface," Photonics Res. 13, 1191 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A reconfigurable metasurface based on optical control provides a control paradigm for integrating multiple functions at the same aperture, which effectively expands the freedom of control. However, the traditional light control method requires the light source to directly illuminate the photosensitive device, which forces the metasurface to be placed only according to the light emitter position, and even to need to be integrated on the light emitter, limiting the application scenarios of light-controlled reconfigurable metasurfaces. In this work, a light control method based on optical fiber is proposed, which guides and controls the light propagation path through optical fiber. The metasurface can be flexibly deployed, breaking through the limitation of physical space. As a verification, photoresistors are embedded in the metasurface, and the active device is directly excited by the light source as a driving signal to realize the switching of a polarization conversion function. The experimental results show that the optical-fiber-controlled metasurface can achieve linear-to-linear polarization conversion in the light environment and linear-to-circular polarization conversion in the dark environment. This work paves a new way, to our knowledge, to achieve a light-controlled metasurface, which enriches the family of intelligent metasurfaces and has great potential in many fields.
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    Yuxi Li, Ruichao Zhu, Sai Sui, Yajuan Han, Yuxiang Jia, Chang Ding, Shaojie Wang, Cunqian Feng, Shaobo Qu, Jiafu Wang, "Light-switchable polarization conversion via an optical-fiber-controlled metasurface," Photonics Res. 13, 1191 (2025)
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