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Electrically Reconfigurable Optical Metasurfaces for Universal Wavefront Shaping
Electrically Reconfigurable Optical Metasurfaces for Universal Wavefront Shaping
상세정보
- 자료유형
- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202104749
- ISBN
- 9798290651583
- DDC
- 546.42
- 저자명
- Thureja, Prachi.
- 서명/저자
- Electrically Reconfigurable Optical Metasurfaces for Universal Wavefront Shaping
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : California Institute of Technology, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 210 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-01, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Atwater, Harry Albert.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Technology, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약The ability to control the properties of light in a compact, reconfigurable platform is essential for advancing nanophotonic technologies. Active metasurfaces --- flat optical components with tunable subwavelength elements --- enable real-time manipulation of wavefronts and thus offer a path toward versatile optical systems. This thesis furthers the development of electrically programmable metasurfaces as a step toward a universal platform for independent and comprehensive wavefront control. By integrating system-level optimization strategies, novel operation modes, and advanced material platforms, we establish a framework for next-generation, on-demand optical processing components.First, we introduce an array-level inverse design approach for beam steering metasurfaces, that co-optimizes the spatial amplitude and phase responses to enhance target functionalities. Using the platform of a plasmonic, indium tin oxide (ITO)-based active metasurfaces, we demonstrate non-intuitive configurations that achieve high-directivity, continuous-angle beam steering up to 70°. Experimental validation confirms the effectiveness of this approach, which we further extend to advanced applications including flat-top beams, tunable beam widths, and multi-beam steering.To expand the functional channel capacity of active metasurfaces, we then explore space-time modulation as a means of enabling multi-frequency operation. By modulating ITO-based metasurfaces operating at near-infrared wavelengths with tailored waveforms at frequencies up to 10 MHz, we experimentally generate desired frequency harmonics, which appear as sidebands offset from the incident laser frequency. Introducing phase offsets between the driving waveforms enables tunable diffraction of frequency-shifted light. Theoretical extensions of this work highlight the potential of space-time metasurfaces to realize active multitasking components capable of dynamically performing multiple independent functions.For improved efficiency and broadband operation, we investigate electro-optically tunable metasurfaces based on the Pockels effect in barium titanate (BTO). We develop a scalable fabrication technique to obtain high-quality, thin-film BTO via stress-induced exfoliation from single-crystal substrates, preserving its bulk electro-optic properties. The experimentally measured Pockels coefficient r₃₃ exceeds that of commercially available thin-film lithium niobate, demonstrating the potential of this material platform for integration into high-speed, low-loss optical metasurfaces. Leveraging these properties, we design transmissive BTO-based metasurfaces for high efficiency beam steering at visible wavelengths.The results presented in this thesis lay the foundation for next-generation programmable metasurfaces by addressing key challenges in materials, design methodologies, and system-level control architectures. We conclude with a discussion of future directions, including the discovery of high-performance tunable materials, the development of advanced unit cell designs for independent control over multiple optical properties, and the miniaturization of control networks for large-scale metasurfaces. Ultimately, this work advances the development of reconfigurable and intelligent optical systems capable of adapting to diverse technological demands in a broad range of imaging, communication, and computing applications.
- 일반주제명
- Barium
- 일반주제명
- Electrodes
- 일반주제명
- Single crystals
- 일반주제명
- Multitasking
- 일반주제명
- Genetic engineering
- 일반주제명
- Design
- 일반주제명
- Spacetime
- 일반주제명
- Optimization algorithms
- 일반주제명
- Thin films
- 일반주제명
- Optics
- 일반주제명
- Radiation
- 기타저자
- California Institute of Technology Engineering and Applied Science
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-01B.
- 전자적 위치 및 접속
- 로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.
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■520 ▼aThe ability to control the properties of light in a compact, reconfigurable platform is essential for advancing nanophotonic technologies. Active metasurfaces --- flat optical components with tunable subwavelength elements --- enable real-time manipulation of wavefronts and thus offer a path toward versatile optical systems. This thesis furthers the development of electrically programmable metasurfaces as a step toward a universal platform for independent and comprehensive wavefront control. By integrating system-level optimization strategies, novel operation modes, and advanced material platforms, we establish a framework for next-generation, on-demand optical processing components.First, we introduce an array-level inverse design approach for beam steering metasurfaces, that co-optimizes the spatial amplitude and phase responses to enhance target functionalities. Using the platform of a plasmonic, indium tin oxide (ITO)-based active metasurfaces, we demonstrate non-intuitive configurations that achieve high-directivity, continuous-angle beam steering up to 70°. Experimental validation confirms the effectiveness of this approach, which we further extend to advanced applications including flat-top beams, tunable beam widths, and multi-beam steering.To expand the functional channel capacity of active metasurfaces, we then explore space-time modulation as a means of enabling multi-frequency operation. By modulating ITO-based metasurfaces operating at near-infrared wavelengths with tailored waveforms at frequencies up to 10 MHz, we experimentally generate desired frequency harmonics, which appear as sidebands offset from the incident laser frequency. Introducing phase offsets between the driving waveforms enables tunable diffraction of frequency-shifted light. Theoretical extensions of this work highlight the potential of space-time metasurfaces to realize active multitasking components capable of dynamically performing multiple independent functions.For improved efficiency and broadband operation, we investigate electro-optically tunable metasurfaces based on the Pockels effect in barium titanate (BTO). We develop a scalable fabrication technique to obtain high-quality, thin-film BTO via stress-induced exfoliation from single-crystal substrates, preserving its bulk electro-optic properties. The experimentally measured Pockels coefficient r₃₃ exceeds that of commercially available thin-film lithium niobate, demonstrating the potential of this material platform for integration into high-speed, low-loss optical metasurfaces. Leveraging these properties, we design transmissive BTO-based metasurfaces for high efficiency beam steering at visible wavelengths.The results presented in this thesis lay the foundation for next-generation programmable metasurfaces by addressing key challenges in materials, design methodologies, and system-level control architectures. We conclude with a discussion of future directions, including the discovery of high-performance tunable materials, the development of advanced unit cell designs for independent control over multiple optical properties, and the miniaturization of control networks for large-scale metasurfaces. Ultimately, this work advances the development of reconfigurable and intelligent optical systems capable of adapting to diverse technological demands in a broad range of imaging, communication, and computing applications.
■590 ▼aSchool code: 0037.
■650 4▼aBarium
■650 4▼aElectrodes
■650 4▼aSingle crystals
■650 4▼aMultitasking
■650 4▼aGenetic engineering
■650 4▼aDesign
■650 4▼aSpacetime
■650 4▼aOptimization algorithms
■650 4▼aThin films
■650 4▼aOptics
■650 4▼aRadiation
■690 ▼a0752
■690 ▼a0389
■71020▼aCalifornia Institute of Technology▼bEngineering and Applied Science.
■7730 ▼tDissertations Abstracts International▼g87-01B.
■790 ▼a0037
■791 ▼aPh.D.
■792 ▼a2025
■793 ▼aEnglish
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