The paper investigates the resonances of reflection (transmission) of a structure consisting of two optically coupled subwavelength silicon rectangular diffraction gratings, separated by a layer of optically transparent dielectric. The considered structure combines gain, loss and optical coupling coefficient of the periodic structure to effectively operate in parity-time symmetry mode. The spectral characteristics of the resonant reflection (transmission) of the metastructure are analyzed both in PT-symmetry mode and when switching the system to broken PT-symmetry mode. The advantages and disadvantages of using optical parity-time symmetry to control resonant reflection (transmission) for TM- and TEpolarized light incidence are demonstrated. It is shown that changing the relative arrangement of the gain and loss gratings with respect to the incident signal field significantly affects the ratio of transmission and reflection coefficients. All results are obtained considering the dispersion of the materials used.
The use of metasurfaces as scales of optical rotation angle sensors (encoders) makes it possible to reduce their overall dimensions by several orders of magnitude. The paper briefly discusses one of the possible options for implementing a rotation angle sensor with a scale from a metasurface. As a scale it is proposed to use a metasurface – a dielectric onedimensional subwavelength array designed to operate in the infrared spectral range (at a wavelength of 1.5 microns). By the finite element method, a prototype of an optical angular scale from a metasurface has been developed by computer modeling. The results of an experimental study of a prototype of an optical angular scale from a metasurface are presented. The metasurface was made of tantalum oxide and deposited on a quartz glass substrate. For the convenience of the study, the size of the scales was set to 400 × 400 microns, but if necessary, it can be reduced by more than an order of magnitude. The dependences of the transmission spectra of the prototype scale on its rotation angle are experimentally investigated.
The purpose of this study is to develop an optical inclination angle sensor using a metasurface as a scale. We propose to use the dependence of the reflection or transmission spectrum of the metasurface on the direction of light incident on it to measure the inclination angle. The disadvantages of this approach when using the simplest completely passive metasurfaces are considered. In particular, the use of bulky devices to scan the spectrum of the structure. As an alternative, the possibility of using metasurfaces with parity-time-symmetry properties to measure the inclination angle is proposed and investigated. Then no spectrum scanning of the metasurface is required to perform inclination angle measurements. As an example, a metastructure formed by two optically coupled subwavelength diffraction gratings (one of which is characterized by losses, and the other by gain) with a rectangular stroke profile is considered. The study is based on computer modeling by the finite element method.
The work is devoted to the analysis of the accuracy characteristics of rotation angle sensors using angular scales from nanostructured metasurfaces. The principle of their operation is based on the dependence of the frequency response of metasurfaces on the orientation of the incident light polarization plane. The influence of the noise characteristic of angle sensors on the measurement result is considered. It is shown that for the sensors considered in the work, it might be on the order of units of arc seconds. The influence on the accuracy characteristics of misalignments of the angular scale and thermal effects that the sensor may experience during operation is analyzed. Recommendations to reduce the influence of parasitic effects and further improve the accuracy characteristics are given.
The article describes an optical response of metastructure consisted of two optically coupled resonant subwavelength rectangular - profile diffraction gratings, between which a layer of optically transparent dielectric was placed. The features of optical resonance transmittance and reflectance for optical PT-symmetry mode was numerical investigated and some advantages of using optical PT-symmetry for resonance transmittance (reflectance) improving was demonstrated. The spectral characteristics of the metastructure change when the pumping level changes and when the system switches from the optical parity-time-symmetry mode to the broken parity-time-symmetry mode were analyzed too.
The article presents a study of the dependence of the change in the shape of the resonance transmission line for optical thin dielectric gratings. The result of changing the duty cycle for high and low medium contrast while maintaining the amount of substance has been demonstrated. The results of the effect of the filling factor on the resonance transmission width and the frequency position in the normal TE wave drop are numerically investigated. Results for various options of a angles of the falling bunch at various coefficients of filling are presented. The effect of refractive index contrast of this structure on the width and shape of resonance lines was analyzed. In the first approximation, effective refractive indices and effective thicknesses for such structures were calculated. Conclusions are drawn about the conditions under which the structure can be considered optically thin.
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