Lithography-free IR polarization converters via orthogonal in-plane phonons in α-MoO3 flakes

Sina Abedini Dereshgi; Thomas G. Folland; Akshay A. Murthy; Xianglian Song; Ibrahim Tanriover; Vinayak P. Dravid; Joshua D. Caldwell; Koray Aydin

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19499-x

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Lithography-free IR polarization converters via orthogonal in-plane phonons in α-MoO3 flakes

Sina Abedini Dereshgi,
Thomas G. Folland,
Akshay A. Murthy,
Xianglian Song,
Ibrahim Tanriover,
Vinayak P. Dravid,
Joshua D. Caldwell,
Koray Aydin

Affiliations

Sina Abedini Dereshgi: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University
Thomas G. Folland: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Akshay A. Murthy: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
Xianglian Song: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University
Ibrahim Tanriover: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University
Vinayak P. Dravid: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
Joshua D. Caldwell: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Koray Aydin: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19499-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Here, the authors investigate the polarization-dependent optical characteristics of cavities formed using α-MoO3 to extend the degrees of freedom in the design of IR photonic components exploiting the in-plane anisotropy of this material. Absorption over 80% and polarization conversion is reported without the need for nanoscale fabrication.

Published in Nature Communications

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