Metasurface-stabilized optical microcavities

Marcus Ossiander; Maryna Leonidivna Meretska; Sarah Rourke; Christina Spägele; Xinghui Yin; Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus; Federico Capasso

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36873-7

Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Metasurface-stabilized optical microcavities

Marcus Ossiander,
Maryna Leonidivna Meretska,
Sarah Rourke,
Christina Spägele,
Xinghui Yin,
Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus,
Federico Capasso

Affiliations

Marcus Ossiander: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Maryna Leonidivna Meretska: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Sarah Rourke: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Christina Spägele: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Xinghui Yin: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Federico Capasso: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36873-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Microcavities concentrate light in tiny volumes and are important, e.g., for semiconductor lasers and nonlinear optics. In this paper, metasurfaces are introduced to realize microcavities with arbitrary mode profiles.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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