High Discrimination Ratio, Broadband Circularly Polarized Light Photodetector Using Dielectric Achiral Nanostructures
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| author | Zhang, Guanyu Lyu, Xiaying Qin, Yulu Li, Yaolong Fan, Zipu Meng, Xianghan Cheng, Yuqing Cao, Zini Xu, Yixuan Sun, Dong Gao, Yunan Gong, Qihuang Lu, Guowei |
| author_facet | Zhang, Guanyu Lyu, Xiaying Qin, Yulu Li, Yaolong Fan, Zipu Meng, Xianghan Cheng, Yuqing Cao, Zini Xu, Yixuan Sun, Dong Gao, Yunan Gong, Qihuang Lu, Guowei |
| contents | The on-chip measurement of polarization states plays an increasingly crucial role in modern sensing and imaging applications. While high-performance monolithic linearly polarized photodetectors have been extensively studied, integrated circularly polarized light (CPL) photodetectors are still hindered by inadequate discrimination capability. In this study, we employ achiral all-dielectric nanostructures to develop a broadband CPL photodetector with an impressive discrimination ratio of ~107 at the wavelength of 405 nm, significantly surpassing its counterparts by two orders of magnitude. Our device shows outstanding CPL discrimination capability across the visible band without requiring intensity calibration. Its function mechanism is based on the CPL-dependent near-field modes within achiral structures: under left or right CPL illumination, distinct near-field modes are excited, resulting in asymmetric irradiation of the two electrodes and generating a photovoltage with directions determined by the chirality of the incident light field. The proposed design strategy facilitates the realization of ultra-compact CPL detection across diverse materials, structures, and spectral ranges, presenting a novel avenue for achieving high-performance monolithic CPL detection. |
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| spellingShingle | High Discrimination Ratio, Broadband Circularly Polarized Light Photodetector Using Dielectric Achiral Nanostructures Zhang, Guanyu Lyu, Xiaying Qin, Yulu Li, Yaolong Fan, Zipu Meng, Xianghan Cheng, Yuqing Cao, Zini Xu, Yixuan Sun, Dong Gao, Yunan Gong, Qihuang Lu, Guowei Optics Applied Physics The on-chip measurement of polarization states plays an increasingly crucial role in modern sensing and imaging applications. While high-performance monolithic linearly polarized photodetectors have been extensively studied, integrated circularly polarized light (CPL) photodetectors are still hindered by inadequate discrimination capability. In this study, we employ achiral all-dielectric nanostructures to develop a broadband CPL photodetector with an impressive discrimination ratio of ~107 at the wavelength of 405 nm, significantly surpassing its counterparts by two orders of magnitude. Our device shows outstanding CPL discrimination capability across the visible band without requiring intensity calibration. Its function mechanism is based on the CPL-dependent near-field modes within achiral structures: under left or right CPL illumination, distinct near-field modes are excited, resulting in asymmetric irradiation of the two electrodes and generating a photovoltage with directions determined by the chirality of the incident light field. The proposed design strategy facilitates the realization of ultra-compact CPL detection across diverse materials, structures, and spectral ranges, presenting a novel avenue for achieving high-performance monolithic CPL detection. |
| title | High Discrimination Ratio, Broadband Circularly Polarized Light Photodetector Using Dielectric Achiral Nanostructures |
| topic | Optics Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.11560 |