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Reversible optical tuning of GeSbTe phase-change metasurface spectral filters for mid-wave infrared imaging

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Borg, Stephen 
Bartram, Scott 
Kim, Hyun Jung 

Abstract

jats:pTunable narrowband spectral filtering across arbitrary optical wavebands is highly desirable in a plethora of applications, from chemical sensing and hyperspectral imaging to infrared astronomy. Yet, the ability to reconfigure the optical properties, with full reversibility, of a solid-state large-area narrowband filter remains elusive. Existing solutions require either moving parts, have slow response times, or provide limited spectral coverage. Here, we demonstrate a 1-inch diameter continuously tunable, fully reversible, all-solid-state, narrowband phase-change metasurface filter based on a GeSbTe-225 (GST)-embedded plasmonic nanohole array. The passband of the presented device is jats:inline-formula <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> mml:mo∼</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> mml:mn74</mml:mn> <mml:mspace width="thickmathspace" /> <mml:mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mml:mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">n</mml:mi> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">m</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> </jats:inline-formula> with jats:inline-formula <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"> <mml:mrow class="MJX-TeXAtom-ORD"> mml:mo∼</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> mml:mn70</mml:mn> <mml:mi mathvariant="normal">%</mml:mi> </mml:math> </jats:inline-formula> transmittance and operates across the 3–5 µm thermal imaging waveband. Continuous, reconfigurable tuning is achieved by exploiting intermediate GST phases via optical switching with a single nanosecond laser pulse, and material stability is verified through multiple switching cycles. We further demonstrate multispectral thermal imaging in the mid-wave infrared using our active phase-change metasurfaces. Our results pave the way for highly functional, reduced power, compact hyperspectral imaging systems and customizable optical filters for real-world system integration.</jats:p>

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Keywords

photonics, nanotechnology, infrared

Journal Title

Optica

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Journal ISSN

2334-2536
2334-2536

Volume Title

7

Publisher

Optica Publishing Group
Sponsorship
Cancer Research UK (24669)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R003599/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R003599/1); Cancer Research UK (A24669, C55962); Wellcome Trust (Interdisciplinary Fellowship).