Parametrically Excited Time-varying Metasurfaces for Second Harmonic Generation
Abstract
Parametric oscillation is a fundamental concept that underlies nonlinear wave-matter interactions, leading to generation or amplification of new frequency components. Using a temporal modulation generated by the heterodyne interference of a control direct current (dc) electric field and an optical field, we resonantly drive large-amplitude oscillations of amorphous silicon meta-atoms - nanoscale building blocks of an optical metasurface. We observed gigantically enhanced second harmonic generation (SHG) with an electric-field-controlled on off ratio over 10000 and an ultra-high modulation depth of 405 per volt. A simple Mathieu equation involving a time-dependent resonance captures most features of experiment data (for example, SHG intensity has super-quadratic dc field dependence), and provides insight into SHG efficiency enhancement through parametric modulations. Our work provides a compact, electric-tunable and CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) compatible approach to boosting and dynamically controlling nonlinear light generations on a chip. It holds great potential for applications in optical communications and signal processing.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2001.03036,
title = {Parametrically Excited Time-varying Metasurfaces for Second Harmonic Generation},
author = {Xuexue Guo and Xingjie Ni},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.03036},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
18 pages, 4 figures