Ultrafast all-optical switching of germanium-based flexible metaphotonic devices
Ultrafast all-optical switching of germanium-based flexible metaphotonic devices
Incorporating semiconductors as active media into metamaterials offers opportunities for a wide range of dynamically switchable/tunable, technologically relevant optical functionalities enabled by strong, resonant light–matter interactions within the semiconductor. Here, a germanium-thin-film-based flexible metaphotonic device for ultrafast optical switching of terahertz radiation is experimentally demonstrated. A resonant transmission modulation depth of 90% is achieved, with an ultrafast full recovery time of 17 ps. An observed sub-picosecond decay constant of 670 fs is attributed to the presence of trap-assisted recombination sites in the thermally evaporated germanium film.
Lim, Wen-Xiang
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Manjappa, Manukumara
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Srivastava, Yogesh Kumar
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Cong, Longqing
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MacDonald, Kevin F.
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Singh, Ranjan
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1 March 2018
Lim, Wen-Xiang
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Srivastava, Yogesh Kumar
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Cong, Longqing
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Kumar, Abhishek
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MacDonald, Kevin F.
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Singh, Ranjan
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Lim, Wen-Xiang, Manjappa, Manukumara, Srivastava, Yogesh Kumar, Cong, Longqing, Kumar, Abhishek, MacDonald, Kevin F. and Singh, Ranjan
(2018)
Ultrafast all-optical switching of germanium-based flexible metaphotonic devices.
Advanced Materials, 30 (9), [1705331].
(doi:10.1002/adma.201705331).
Abstract
Incorporating semiconductors as active media into metamaterials offers opportunities for a wide range of dynamically switchable/tunable, technologically relevant optical functionalities enabled by strong, resonant light–matter interactions within the semiconductor. Here, a germanium-thin-film-based flexible metaphotonic device for ultrafast optical switching of terahertz radiation is experimentally demonstrated. A resonant transmission modulation depth of 90% is achieved, with an ultrafast full recovery time of 17 ps. An observed sub-picosecond decay constant of 670 fs is attributed to the presence of trap-assisted recombination sites in the thermally evaporated germanium film.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 October 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 January 2018
Published date: 1 March 2018
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/415377
ISSN: 1521-4095
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Wen-Xiang Lim
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Manukumara Manjappa
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Yogesh Kumar Srivastava
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Longqing Cong
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Abhishek Kumar
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Kevin F. MacDonald
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Ranjan Singh
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