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ArticleNature communications2024

Unidirectional Chiral Emission via Twisted Bi-layer Metasurfaces.

Dmitrii Gromyko, Shu An, Sergey Gorelik, Jiahui Xu, Li Jun Lim, Henry Yit Loong Lee, Febiana Tjiptoharsono, Zhi-Kuang Tan, Cheng-Wei Qiu, Zhaogang Dong and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Programmable Chiral Radiation via Spin-Decoupled Metasurface with Integrated Compound Phases.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Dmitrii Gromyko *Science, Mathematics, and Technology (SMT), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore.
Shu An *Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.
Sergey GorelikSingapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 31 Biopolis Way, #01-02 Nanos, Singapore, 138669, Singapore.
Jiahui XuDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5318-905X
Li Jun LimDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.
Henry Yit Loong LeeInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.
Febiana TjiptoharsonoInstitute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03 Innovis, Singapore, 138634, Singapore.
Zhi-Kuang TanDepartment of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore, 117543, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1399-1790
Cheng-Wei QiuDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore. chengwei.qiu@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-500X
Zhaogang DongScience, Mathematics, and Technology (SMT), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore. zhaogang_dong@sutd.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0929-7723
Lin WuScience, Mathematics, and Technology (SMT), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore. lin_wu@sutd.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3188-0640

Funding

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Career Development Award C210112019, MTC IRG M21K2c0116, M22K2c0088, DELTA-Q 2.0 C230917005Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) M22K2c0088National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF2021-QEP2-02-P03, NRF2021-QEP2-03-P09, NRF-CRP26-2021-0004, and NRF-CRP22-2019-0006National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF2021-QEP2-03-P09, NRF-CRP22-2019-0006, NRF-CRP26-2021-0004, NRF-CRP30-2023-0003National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF2021-QEP2-03-P09, NRF-CRP30-2023-0003Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) SRG SMT 2021 169, SKI 2021-02-14, SKI 2021-04-12
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Controlling and channeling light emissions from unpolarized quantum dots into specific directions with chiral polarization remains a key challenge in modern photonics. Stacked metasurface designs offer a potential compact solution for chirality and directionality engineering. However, experimental observations of directional chiral radiation from resonant metasurfaces with quantum emitters remain obscure. In this paper, we present experimental observations of unidirectional chiral emission from a twisted bi-layer metasurface via multi-dimensional control, including twist angle, interlayer distance, and lateral displacement between the top and bottom layers, as enabled by doublet alignment lithography (DAL). First, maintaining alignment, the metasurface demonstrates a resonant intrinsic optical chirality with near-unity circular dichroism of 0.94 and reflectance difference of 74%, where a high circular dichroism greater than 0.9 persists across a wide range of angles from -11 to 11 degrees. Second, engineered lateral displacement induces a unidirectional chiral resonance, resulting in unidirectional chiral emission from the quantum dots deposited onto the metasurface. Our bi-layer metasurfaces offer a universal compact platform for efficient radiation manipulation over a wide angular range, promising potential applications in miniaturized lasers, grating couplers, and chiral nanoantennas.

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