Metadevice for intensity modulation with sub-wavelength spatial resolution

作者:Cencillo Abad Pablo; Zheludev Nikolay I; Plum Eric
来源:Scientific Reports, 2016, 6(1): 37109.
DOI:10.1038/srep37109

摘要

Effectively continuous control over propagation of a beam of light requires light modulation with pixelation that is smaller than the optical wavelength. Here we propose a spatial intensity modulator with sub-wavelength resolution in one dimension. The metadevice combines recent advances in reconfigurable nanomembrane metamaterials and coherent all-optical control of metasurfaces. It uses nanomechanical actuation of metasurface absorber strips placed near a mirror in order to control their interaction with light from perfect absorption to negligible loss, promising a path towards dynamic diffraction and focusing of light as well as holography without unwanted diffraction artefacts.

  • 出版日期2016-11-18