Author:
Mei Hongyan,Ren Guodong,Zhao Boyang,Salman Jad,Jung Gwan-Yeong,Chen Huandong,Thind Arashdeep S.,Cavin John,Hachtel Jordan A.,Chi Miaofang,Niu Shanyuan,Joe Graham,Wan Chenghao,Settineri Nick,Teat Simon J.,Chakoumakos Bryan C.,Ravichandran Jayakanth,Mishra Rohan,Kats Mikhail A.
Abstract
We introduce structural modulation as a new mechanism for achieving colossal optical anisotropy. Modulated nonstoichiometric material Sr9/8TiS3 is shown to have an extraordinary refractive index ne = 4.5 and ordinary refractive index no = 2.4 in the mid-infrared range.