Spectral tuning of Bloch Surface Wave resonances by light-controlled optical anisotropy
Author:
Marcucci Niccolò1ORCID, Giordano Maria Caterina2ORCID, Zambito Giorgio2ORCID, Troia Adriano3, Buatier de Mongeot Francesco2ORCID, Descrovi Emiliano1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia , Politecnico di Torino , Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 , Torino , 10129 , Italy 2. Dipartimento di Fisica , Università di Genova , Via Dodecaneso 33 , Genova , 16146 , Italy 3. Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM) , Strada delle Cacce 91 , Torino 10135 , Italy
Abstract
Abstract
Fostered by the recent advancements in photonic technologies, the need for all-optical dynamic control on complex photonic elements is emerging as more and more relevant, especially in integrated photonics and metasurface-based flat-optics. In this framework, optically-induced anisotropy has been proposed as powerful mean enabling tuning functionalities in several planar architectures. Here, we design and fabricate an anisotropic two-dimensional bull’s eye cavity inscribed within an optically-active polymeric film spun on a one-dimensional photonic crystal sustaining Bloch surface waves (BSW). Thanks to the cavity morphology, two surface resonant modes with substantially orthogonal polarizations can be coupled within the cavity from free-space illumination. We demonstrate that a dynamic control on the resonant mode energies can be easily operated by modulating the orientation of the optically-induced birefringence on the surface, via a polarized external laser beam. Overall, reversible blue- and red-shifts of the resonant BSWs are observed within a spectral range of about 2 nm, with a moderate laser power illumination. The polymeric structure is constituted by a novel blend of an azopolymer and a thermally-sensitive resist, which allows a precise patterning via thermal scanning probe lithography, while providing a significant structural integrity against photo-fluidization or mass-flow effects commonly occurring in irradiated azopolymers. The proposed approach based on tailored birefringence opens up new pathways to finely control the optical coupling of localized surface modes to/from free-space radiation, particularly in hybrid organic–inorganic devices.
Funder
Ministero dell’Università e della Ricerca Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale Università degli Studi di Genova
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Biotechnology
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