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All-optical ultrafast polarization switching with nonlinear plasmonic metasurfaces.

Heng Wang, Zixian Hu, Junhong Deng, Xuecai Zhang, Jiafei Chen, Kingfai Li, Guixin Li

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Heng WangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3692-0848
Zixian HuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Junhong DengShenzhen Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5110-6302
Xuecai ZhangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7563-3860
Jiafei ChenDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Kingfai LiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Guixin LiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9689-8705

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Abstract

Optical switching has important applications in optical information processing, optical computing, and optical communications. The long-term pursuit of optical switch is to achieve short switching time and large modulation depth. Among various mechanisms, all-optical switching based on Kerr effect represents a promising solution. However, it is usually difficult to compromise both switching time and modulation depth of a Kerr-type optical switch. To circumvent this constraint, symmetry selective polarization switching via second-harmonic generation (SHG) in nonlinear crystals has been attracting scientists' attention. Here, we demonstrate SHG-based all-optical ultrafast polarization switching by using geometric phase controlled nonlinear plasmonic metasurfaces. A switching time of hundreds of femtoseconds and a modulation depth of 97% were experimentally demonstrated. The function of dual-channel all-optical switching was also demonstrated on a metasurface, which consists of spatially variant meta-atoms. The nonlinear metasurface proposed here represents an important platform for developing all-optical ultrafast switches and would benefit the area of optical information processing.

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