• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 2, Issue 2, 026003 (2023)
Shaun Lung1, Jihua Zhang1、*, Kai Wang2, and Andrey A. Sukhorukov1
Author Affiliations
  • 1The Australian National University, Research School of Physics, Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS), Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2McGill University, Department of Physics, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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    Shaun Lung, Jihua Zhang, Kai Wang, Andrey A. Sukhorukov. Real-time monitoring of polarization state deviations with dielectric metasurfaces[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(2): 026003 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We propose and experimentally demonstrate a dielectric metasurface that allows monitoring of polarization deviations from an arbitrary elliptical input anchor state simply by tracking in real-time the output ratio between the powers of horizontal and vertical components after the metasurface. Importantly, this ratio can be enhanced corresponding to increased responsivity. Such nontrivial functionality is achieved by designing binary metasurfaces that realize tailored nonunitary and chiral polarization transformation. We experimentally demonstrate the operation at telecommunication wavelengths with enhanced responsivity up to 25 for various anchor states, including the strongly elliptical and circular. We also achieve the uncertainty of deviation measurement that is significantly better than the fundamental limit for nonchiral metasurfaces.
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    Shaun Lung, Jihua Zhang, Kai Wang, Andrey A. Sukhorukov. Real-time monitoring of polarization state deviations with dielectric metasurfaces[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(2): 026003
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