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| author | Tian, Yu Wang, Nuo Liu, Qi Xiao, Shuyuan Liu, Tingting Martin, Olivier J. F. Gu, Ying |
| author_facet | Tian, Yu Wang, Nuo Liu, Qi Xiao, Shuyuan Liu, Tingting Martin, Olivier J. F. Gu, Ying |
| contents | Metasurfaces have emerged as a promising platform for integrated nonlinear optics. Nonlocal metasurfaces enable high nonlinear conversion efficiency, while the local ones can offer versatile wavefront control, yet achieving both within a single metasurface remains challenging. Here, using a nonlocal phase gradient metasurface, we firstly demonstrate efficient third harmonic generation (THG) with polarization-dependent wavefront control. Leveraging nonlocal nonlinear geometric phase existing at resonance, the third harmonic light with distinct polarizations is deflected into $\pm$ 2nd and $\pm$ 4th diffraction orders, simultaneously achieving a conversion efficiency up to $1.45\times 10^{-4}$ under a pump intensity of $1 GW/cm^{2}$. Then, by introducing a secondary fundamental beam, whose generated third harmonic light overlaps with that of the first beam, the intensity modulation of THG is obtained. The THG efficiency can be tuned from $3.9 \times 10^{-9}$ to $5.5 \times 10^{-3}$ by varying the relative phase, polarization and intensity of two fundamental beams. Through utilizing the advantages of both local and nonlocal metasurfaces, our results effectively pave the way to on-chip nonlinear photonic devices and signal processing. |
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| spellingShingle | Wavefront Control and Intensity Modulation of Third Harmonic Generation in Nonlocal Metasurfaces Tian, Yu Wang, Nuo Liu, Qi Xiao, Shuyuan Liu, Tingting Martin, Olivier J. F. Gu, Ying Optics Metasurfaces have emerged as a promising platform for integrated nonlinear optics. Nonlocal metasurfaces enable high nonlinear conversion efficiency, while the local ones can offer versatile wavefront control, yet achieving both within a single metasurface remains challenging. Here, using a nonlocal phase gradient metasurface, we firstly demonstrate efficient third harmonic generation (THG) with polarization-dependent wavefront control. Leveraging nonlocal nonlinear geometric phase existing at resonance, the third harmonic light with distinct polarizations is deflected into $\pm$ 2nd and $\pm$ 4th diffraction orders, simultaneously achieving a conversion efficiency up to $1.45\times 10^{-4}$ under a pump intensity of $1 GW/cm^{2}$. Then, by introducing a secondary fundamental beam, whose generated third harmonic light overlaps with that of the first beam, the intensity modulation of THG is obtained. The THG efficiency can be tuned from $3.9 \times 10^{-9}$ to $5.5 \times 10^{-3}$ by varying the relative phase, polarization and intensity of two fundamental beams. Through utilizing the advantages of both local and nonlocal metasurfaces, our results effectively pave the way to on-chip nonlinear photonic devices and signal processing. |
| title | Wavefront Control and Intensity Modulation of Third Harmonic Generation in Nonlocal Metasurfaces |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.01895 |