Abstract
A metal/phase-change material/metal tri-layer planar chiral metamaterial in the shape of a gammadion is numerically modelled. The chiral metamaterial is integrated with Ge2Sb2Te5 phase-change material (PCM) to accomplish a wide tuning range of the circular dichroism (CD) in the mid-infrared wavelength regime. A photothermal model is used to study the temporal variation of the temperature of the Ge2Sb2Te5 layer and to show the potential for fast switching the phase of Ge2Sb2Te 5 under a low incident light intensity of 0.016mW/μm2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 27841-27851 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Nov 2013 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Photonics and Quantum