Temperature-dependent excitonic light manipulation with atomically-thin optical elements
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| author | Guarneri, Ludovica Li, Qitong Bauer, Thomas Song, Jung-Hwan Saunders, Ashley P. Liu, Fang Brongersma, Mark L. van de Groep, Jorik |
| author_facet | Guarneri, Ludovica Li, Qitong Bauer, Thomas Song, Jung-Hwan Saunders, Ashley P. Liu, Fang Brongersma, Mark L. van de Groep, Jorik |
| contents | Monolayer 2D semiconductors, such as WS2, exhibit uniquely strong light-matter interactions due to exciton resonances that enable atomically-thin optical elements. Similar to geometry-dependent plasmon and Mie resonances, these intrinsic material resonances offer coherent and tunable light scattering. Thus far, the impact of the excitons temporal dynamics on the performance of such excitonic metasurfaces remains unexplored. Here, we show how the excitonic decay rates dictate the focusing efficiency of an atomically-thin lens carved directly out of exfoliated monolayer WS2. By isolating the coherent exciton radiation from the incoherent background in the focus of the lens, we obtain a direct measure of the role of exciton radiation in wavefront shaping. Furthermore, we investigate the influence of exciton-phonon scattering by characterizing the focusing efficiency as a function of temperature, demonstrating an increased optical efficiency at cryogenic temperatures. Our results provide valuable insights in the role of excitonic light scattering in 2D nanophotonic devices. |
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| spellingShingle | Temperature-dependent excitonic light manipulation with atomically-thin optical elements Guarneri, Ludovica Li, Qitong Bauer, Thomas Song, Jung-Hwan Saunders, Ashley P. Liu, Fang Brongersma, Mark L. van de Groep, Jorik Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Monolayer 2D semiconductors, such as WS2, exhibit uniquely strong light-matter interactions due to exciton resonances that enable atomically-thin optical elements. Similar to geometry-dependent plasmon and Mie resonances, these intrinsic material resonances offer coherent and tunable light scattering. Thus far, the impact of the excitons temporal dynamics on the performance of such excitonic metasurfaces remains unexplored. Here, we show how the excitonic decay rates dictate the focusing efficiency of an atomically-thin lens carved directly out of exfoliated monolayer WS2. By isolating the coherent exciton radiation from the incoherent background in the focus of the lens, we obtain a direct measure of the role of exciton radiation in wavefront shaping. Furthermore, we investigate the influence of exciton-phonon scattering by characterizing the focusing efficiency as a function of temperature, demonstrating an increased optical efficiency at cryogenic temperatures. Our results provide valuable insights in the role of excitonic light scattering in 2D nanophotonic devices. |
| title | Temperature-dependent excitonic light manipulation with atomically-thin optical elements |
| topic | Optics Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09746 |