Helicity-selective Raman scattering from in-plane anisotropic α-MoO
arXiv:2107.12097 · doi:10.1063/5.0064464
Abstract
Hyperbolic crystals like α-MoO can support large wavevectors and photon density as compared to the commonly used dielectric crystals, which makes them a highly desirable platform for compact photonic devices. The extreme anisotropy of the dielectric constant in these crystals is intricately linked with the anisotropic character of the phonons, which along with photon confinement leads to the rich physics of phonon polaritons. However, the chiral nature of phonons in these hyperbolic crystals have not been studied in detail. In this study, we report our observations of helicity selective Raman scattering from flakes of α-MoO. Both helicity-preserving and helicity-reversing Raman scattering are observed. We observe that helical selectivity is largely governed by the underlying crystal symmetry. This study shed light on the chiral character of the high symmetry phonons in these hyperbolic crystals. It paves the way for exploiting proposed schemes of coupling chiral phonon modes into propagating surface plasmon polaritons and for compact photonic circuits based on helical polarized light.
The following article has been submitted to Applied Physics Letters
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