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- Title
Nonlinear Terahertz Generation: Chiral and Achiral Meta‐Atom Coupling.
- Authors
Wang, Qingwei; Zhang, Xueqian; Xu, Quan; Feng, Xi; Lu, Yongchang; Niu, Li; Chen, Xieyu; Plum, Eric; Gu, Jianqiang; Yang, Quanlong; Fang, Ming; Huang, Zhixiang; Zhang, Shuang; Han, Jiaguang; Zhang, Weili
- Abstract
Generation and manipulation of terahertz (THz) waves are of vital importance for advancing THz technology. Nonlinear metasurfaces allow effective integration of both processes into a single compact device. However, such existing THz devices commonly rely on utilizing a single meta‐atom, which has fixed THz generation properties and thus limits the range of achievable functionalities. Here, it is demonstrate how coupling between different meta‐atoms within the unit‐cell can be used as a degree of freedom for controlling nonlinear THz generation, where achiral coupling provides full control over the amplitude of the generated THz field, while chiral coupling makes the THz generation sensitive to the handedness of the pump polarization. In particular, chiral coupling allows the realization of multiplexed pump‐handedness‐selective nonlinear metasurfaces, which is illustrated experimentally by selectively generating THz beams with different orbital angular momentum with a single nonlinear metasurface. This approach provides opportunities for developing various integrated nonlinear THz devices.
- Subjects
TERAHERTZ spectroscopy; DEGREES of freedom; ANGULAR momentum (Mechanics); HANDEDNESS
- Publication
Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, Vol 33, Issue 29, p1
- ISSN
1616-301X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adfm.202300639