Efficient silicon metasurfaces for visible light
arXiv:1609.06400 · doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.6b00740
Abstract
Dielectric metasurfaces require high refractive index contrast materials for optimum performance. This requirement imposes a severe restraint; devices have either been demonstrated at wavelengths of 700nm and above using high-index semiconductors such as silicon, or they use lower index dielectric materials such as TiO or SiN and operate in the visible wavelength regime. Here, we show that the high refractive index of silicon can be exploited at wavelengths as short as 532 nm by demonstrating a silicon metasurface with a transmission efficiency of 47% at this wavelength. The metasurface consists of a graded array of silicon posts arranged in a square lattice on a quartz substrate. We show full 2π phase control and we experimentally demonstrate polarization-independent beam deflection at 532nm wavelength. The crystalline silicon is placed on a quartz substrate by a bespoke layer transfer technique and we note that an efficiency >70% may be achieved for a further optimized structure in the same material. Our results open a new way for realizing efficient metasurfaces based on silicon in the visible wavelength regime.
16 pages, 6 figures, 2 tables
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