Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 13, 1323001(2024)

Polarization-Independent Metasurface Optical Switch Based on Electrochemical Metallization

Kai Wu1, Zhiliang Chen1, Zhongyang Li1、*, Pibin Bing1, Juan Xu1, Hongtao Zhang1, Lian Tan1, and Jianquan Yao2
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  • 1College of Electrical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, Henan , China
  • 2The Institute of Laser and Opto-Electronics, School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    A polarization-independent metasurface optical switch based on electrochemical metallization working at 1.55 μm is proposed. The unit cell of the device comprises a silicon substrate, silica dielectric layer, and silver cross structure embedded in silica. The formation and rupture of conductive filaments between sub-units can alter the resonant wavelength of the cross structure, which triggers the state of the optical switch on or off. Numerical results demonstrate that the extinction ratio of the metasurface optical switch can exceed 14 dB at 1.55 μm, and it is insensitive to the transverse electric (TE) mode and transverse magnetic (TM) mode of light. The proposed device is expected to address the problems of high-power consumption, enabling the adoption of large-scale optical switches in optical switches, optical modulation, optical storage and computing, and large-scale photonic integrated devices.

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    Kai Wu, Zhiliang Chen, Zhongyang Li, Pibin Bing, Juan Xu, Hongtao Zhang, Lian Tan, Jianquan Yao. Polarization-Independent Metasurface Optical Switch Based on Electrochemical Metallization[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(13): 1323001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Jul. 31, 2023

    Accepted: Oct. 9, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 21, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhongyang Li (thzwave@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231815

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP231815

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