Corner cutting connects chiral colorimetry to net electric flux in lossless all-dielectric metasurfaces

All-dielectric metasurfaces can produce structural colors, but the most advantageous design criteria are still being investigated. This work numerically studies how the two-dimensional shape of nanoparticles affects the colorimetric response under circularly polarized light (CPL) to develop a sensor distinguishing CPL orientations. Using lossless dielectric materials (silicon nitride on silicon dioxide), we achieve far-field dichroism by modifying oblong nanoparticles into L-shaped structures through corner cuts. This design suppresses one resonator mode under CPL illumination, leading to differential colorimetric responses. We link these responses to a decoupling effect in the near-field net electric flux. Our findings provide design guidelines for all-dielectric, lossless colorimetric sensors of chiral light.

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Optics Express
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2025-02-20
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https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.545515
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Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
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Corner cutting connects chiral colorimetry to net electric flux in lossless all-dielectric metasurfaces

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Corner cutting connects chiral colorimetry to net electric flux in lossless all-dielectric metasurfaces

Zaid Haddadin, Lisa V. Poulikakos, Anna My Nguyen
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All-dielectric metasurfaces can produce structural colors, but the most advantageous design criteria are still being investigated. This work numerically studies how the two-dimensional shape of nanoparticles affects the colorimetric response under circularly polarized light (CPL) to develop a sensor distinguishing CPL orientations. Using lossless dielectric materials (silicon nitride on silicon dioxide), we achieve far-field dichroism by modifying oblong nanoparticles into L-shaped structures through corner cuts. This design suppresses one resonator mode under CPL illumination, leading to differential colorimetric responses. We link these responses to a decoupling effect in the near-field net electric flux. Our findings provide design guidelines for all-dielectric, lossless colorimetric sensors of chiral light.

Optics ExpressVol. 33(5)
Division of Materials Science and Engineering (AU)
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
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