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ArticleNano letters2025

Optical Activity Modulation in Chiral Metasurfaces via Structured Light.

Paula L Lalaguna, Shun Hashiyada, Nikolaj Gadegaard, Jörg B Götte, Stephen M Barnett, Kayn A Forbes, Yoshito Y Tanaka, Malcolm Kadodwala

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Article in Nano letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Chirality Engineering and Properties in Two-Dimensional Layered Materials.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Paula L LalagunaSchool of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2541-0826
Shun HashiyadaResearch Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3229-538X
Nikolaj GadegaardSchool of Engineering, Rankine Building, Glasgow G12 8LT, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3396-846X
Jörg B GötteSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.
Stephen M BarnettSUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.
Kayn A ForbesSchool of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-8884-3496
Yoshito Y TanakaResearch Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5434-1239
Malcolm KadodwalaSchool of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4989-5688

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We demonstrate a real-time, all-optical method for modulating optical activity in chiral metasurfaces using structured light without altering the metasurface geometry. By employing tightly focused Laguerre-Gaussian beams carrying spin and orbital angular momentum, we achieve dynamic control of the dichroism through selective excitation of optically dark multipolar modes. Unlike conventional methods reliant on thermal, mechanical or chemical stimuli, our approach offers noninvasive, and reversible modulation, overcoming key limitations in response time and energy efficiency. The structured light's field gradients enable access to optical modes otherwise inactive under plane wave illumination. This technique opens new pathways for adaptive nanophotonic systems, including quantum sensors, polarization controllers, and quantum encryption platforms, where high-speed and contactless tuning of chiroptical properties is essential.

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chiralitychiral metamaterialsoptical activityorbital angular momentumvortex beams

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PMID40762400
PMCPMC12356053

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