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Autores principales: Chen, Miao, Sharma, Amit, Michler, Johann, Maeder, Xavier, Lalanne, Philippe, Xomalis, Angelos
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Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23666
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author Chen, Miao
Sharma, Amit
Michler, Johann
Maeder, Xavier
Lalanne, Philippe
Xomalis, Angelos
author_facet Chen, Miao
Sharma, Amit
Michler, Johann
Maeder, Xavier
Lalanne, Philippe
Xomalis, Angelos
contents Disordered metasurfaces offer unique properties unattainable with periodic or ordered metasurfaces, notably the absence of deterministic interference effects at specific wavelengths and angles. In this work, we introduce a lithography-free nanofabrication approach to realize cascaded disordered plasmonic metasurfaces with sub-micron total thickness. We experimentally characterize their angle-resolved specular and diffuse reflections using the bidirectional reflection distribution function (BRDF) and develop accurate theoretical models that remain valid even at large incidence angles. These models reveal the intricate interplay between coherent (specular) and incoherent (diffuse) scattering and demonstrate how coherent illumination can strongly influence the perceived color of diffusely scattered light. Exploiting this effect, we realize a centimeter-scale chromo-encryption device whose color changes depending on whether it is viewed under direct or diffuse illumination. Our results lay the groundwork for advanced nanophotonic platforms based on stacked disordered metasurfaces, offering versatile optical functionalities inaccessible with traditional multilayer thin-film technologies or single-layer metasurfaces.
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spellingShingle Assembling and Modeling Stacked Disordered Metasurfaces
Chen, Miao
Sharma, Amit
Michler, Johann
Maeder, Xavier
Lalanne, Philippe
Xomalis, Angelos
Optics
Disordered metasurfaces offer unique properties unattainable with periodic or ordered metasurfaces, notably the absence of deterministic interference effects at specific wavelengths and angles. In this work, we introduce a lithography-free nanofabrication approach to realize cascaded disordered plasmonic metasurfaces with sub-micron total thickness. We experimentally characterize their angle-resolved specular and diffuse reflections using the bidirectional reflection distribution function (BRDF) and develop accurate theoretical models that remain valid even at large incidence angles. These models reveal the intricate interplay between coherent (specular) and incoherent (diffuse) scattering and demonstrate how coherent illumination can strongly influence the perceived color of diffusely scattered light. Exploiting this effect, we realize a centimeter-scale chromo-encryption device whose color changes depending on whether it is viewed under direct or diffuse illumination. Our results lay the groundwork for advanced nanophotonic platforms based on stacked disordered metasurfaces, offering versatile optical functionalities inaccessible with traditional multilayer thin-film technologies or single-layer metasurfaces.
title Assembling and Modeling Stacked Disordered Metasurfaces
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.23666