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March 12, 2026Advanced Optical Materials2 citationsOpen Access

Electrically Reconfigurable Nonvolatile Transmissive Metasurface in Visible

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VTVirat TaraRARomil AudhkhasiATAndrew Tang

Key Points

  • To develop a nonvolatile reconfigurable metasurface for visible wavelengths using phase change materials.
  • Utilized a 20 nm thick layer ofSb2S3 as a PCM
  • Implemented a doped silicon micro-heater for reversible switching
  • Conducted experiments to measure resonance tuning range at 610 nm
  • Achieved a resonance tuning range of 16 nm
  • Demonstrated reversible switching of the metasurface
  • Supported a resonant mode largely unexplored for PCM-based devices at visible wavelengths

Abstract

ABSTRACT The synergy between metasurfaces and non‐volatile phase change materials (PCMs) has created many reconfigurable photonic devices for applications in optical memory, optical computing, and optical communications. But these advances have been limited to the infrared wavelengths due to the high loss of PCMs in the visible regime. Here, we demonstrate a nonvolatile visible metasurface that is electrically reconfigurable using wide bandgap PCM Sb 2 S 3 . Our device supports a resonant mode at 610 nm, a wavelength largely under‐explored for PCM‐based metasurfaces. By incorporating only a 20 nm thick layer of Sb 2 S 3 , we experimentally demonstrate a resonance tuning range of 16 nm. Reversible switching of the metasurface is accomplished in situ using a carefully engineered, ultrathin doped silicon micro‐heater. Our work paves the way for integrating PCMs into visible‐frequency systems, particularly for human‐centric applications such as augmented and virtual reality displays.

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Tara et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b2583896eeacc4fcec796fhttps://doi.org/10.1002/adom.71094
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