Observation of Photonic Chiral Flatbands

2024/08/18 by Minho Choi, Andrea Alù, Choi, Minho +3 · 4 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Optical Network Technologies #Optics (physics.optics) #Photonic Crystals and Applications #Photonic and Optical Devices

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2408.09328

openalex publication_date 2024/08/18 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

Distinct selectivity to the spin angular momenta of photons have garnered significant attention in recent years, for their relevance in basic science and for imaging and sensing applications. While nonlocal metasurfaces with strong chiral responses to the incident light have been reported, these responses are typically limited to a narrow range of incident angles. In this study, we demonstrate a nonlocal metasurface that showcases strong chirality, characterized by circular dichroism larger than 0.6, over a wide range of incident angles ±5^o. Its quality factor, circular dichroism and resonant frequency can be optimized by design. These findings pave the way to further advance the development of valley-selective optical cavities and augmented reality applications.

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