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Active control of phase matching in nonlinear metasurfaces using Pancharatnam--Berry phase

Optics 2026-05-13 v1

Abstract

Reconfiguring the spectral output of nonlinear metasurfaces after fabrication remains challenging. We address this by exploiting the nonlinear Pancharatnam--Berry phase of C3vC_{3v}-symmetric plasmonic metasurfaces. By integrating two metasurfaces inside a multipass cell, we experimentally demonstrate continuous spectral tuning of second-harmonic generation (SHG) phase-matching peaks across a 900--970 nm pump range by rotating one metasurface relative to the other. The extracted geometric phase follows the 3σθ3\sigma\theta dependence, and a full 2π2\pi tuning cycle is completed with 120120^{\circ} of physical rotation. This establishes geometric-phase metasurfaces as a reconfigurable nonlinear platform, where mechanical rotation enables post-fabrication and broadband tuning of nonlinear optical responses.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2605.11914,
  title  = {Active control of phase matching in nonlinear metasurfaces using Pancharatnam--Berry phase},
  author = {Madona Mekhael and Roman Calpe and Tommi K. Hakala and Robert Fickler and Mikko J. Huttunen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.11914},
  year   = {2026}
}