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Main Authors: Sun, Kaili, Cai, Yangjian, Gorkunov, Maxim V., Kivshar, Yuri, Han, Zhanghua
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.22506
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  • Metasurfaces emerged as a powerful tool for controlling thermal radiation, yet achieving coherent emission with opposite circular handednesses remains a highly challenging problem. Here, we demonstrate experimentally the Janus chiral thermal emission from metasurfaces with opposite circular handednesses on either side of a single device. We employ anisotropic metasurfaces supporting high-Q resonances with photonic flatbands enabling near-unity circular dichroism through in-plane symmetry control. Our experiments confirm the Janus coherent emission, and they are validated by the results of the coupled-mode theory. The flatband resonant metasurfaces enabling a control of chiral thermal emission provide an efficient platform for spin-controlled light-matter interaction.