Stretchable All-Dielectric Metasurfaces with Polarization-Insensitive and Full-Spectrum Response

Chen Zhang, Jixiang Jing, Yunkai Wu, Yubin Fan, Wenhong Yang, Shuai Wang, Qinghai Song, Shumin Xiao

ACS Nano · 2019 · 155 citations · 52 references

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Abstract

metasurface in a polydimethylsiloxane substrate and stretching it in one direction, we find that the distinct reflection colors of two orthogonal linear polarizations can be tuned across the entire visible spectrum simultaneously. Encryption and display of information have also been realized with the same technique. The corresponding calculations show that the spectral responses of light with polarizations perpendicular and parallel to the strain are determined by two different mechanisms, that is, the near-field mutual interaction and the grating effects. This research shall shed light on stretchable and wearable photonics.

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