Emergent scattering regimes in disordered metasurfaces near critical packing
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| author | Chen, Miao Agreda, Adrian Wu, Tong Carcenac, Franck Vynck, Kevin Lalanne, Philippe |
| author_facet | Chen, Miao Agreda, Adrian Wu, Tong Carcenac, Franck Vynck, Kevin Lalanne, Philippe |
| contents | Disordered metasurfaces provide a versatile platform for harnessing near- and far-field scattered light. Most research has focused on either particulate topologies composed of individual, well-identified metaatoms or, to a lesser extent, semi-continuous aggregate topologies without well identified inclusions. Here, we uncover an intermediate critical packing regime characterized by metasurface morphologies in which a significant fraction of metaatoms begin to connect. We experimentally demonstrate that, at this threshold, the properties of the scattered light abruptly change and, via a statistical quasinormal mode analysis, interpret this change as a marked transition in the statistics of the photon density of states. Unlike percolation in semicontinuous metal films, this transition affects not only the specular but also the diffuse components of the scattered light in a profound way. Our results introduce critical packing topologies as a novel design strategy for manipulating the spectral and angular characteristics of light using ultrathin optical coatings. Emergent functionalities include colour shifts in diffuse light driven by multiple scattering and surface whitening, with potential applications in display technologies, for example, to reduce glare in electronic screens. |
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| spellingShingle | Emergent scattering regimes in disordered metasurfaces near critical packing Chen, Miao Agreda, Adrian Wu, Tong Carcenac, Franck Vynck, Kevin Lalanne, Philippe Optics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Disordered metasurfaces provide a versatile platform for harnessing near- and far-field scattered light. Most research has focused on either particulate topologies composed of individual, well-identified metaatoms or, to a lesser extent, semi-continuous aggregate topologies without well identified inclusions. Here, we uncover an intermediate critical packing regime characterized by metasurface morphologies in which a significant fraction of metaatoms begin to connect. We experimentally demonstrate that, at this threshold, the properties of the scattered light abruptly change and, via a statistical quasinormal mode analysis, interpret this change as a marked transition in the statistics of the photon density of states. Unlike percolation in semicontinuous metal films, this transition affects not only the specular but also the diffuse components of the scattered light in a profound way. Our results introduce critical packing topologies as a novel design strategy for manipulating the spectral and angular characteristics of light using ultrathin optical coatings. Emergent functionalities include colour shifts in diffuse light driven by multiple scattering and surface whitening, with potential applications in display technologies, for example, to reduce glare in electronic screens. |
| title | Emergent scattering regimes in disordered metasurfaces near critical packing |
| topic | Optics Disordered Systems and Neural Networks |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.02244 |