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A mid-infrared hyperbolic metamaterial can be successfully realized entirely on a CMOS-compatible silicon-germanium platform using alternating heavily doped and intrinsic germanium layers, enabling tunable hyperbolic dispersion. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Design, fabricate, and optically characterize a mid-infrared hyperbolic metamaterial entirely compatible with the silicon-germanium semiconductor platform.

September 14, 2026Advanced Optical MaterialsOpen Access

Mid‐Infrared Hyperbolic Metamaterial for the Silicon–Germanium Technology Platform

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Design, fabricate, and optically characterize a mid-infrared hyperbolic metamaterial entirely compatible with the silicon-germanium semiconductor platform.
Grew monolithic structures composed of alternating heavily doped (metal-like) and intrinsic (dielectric-like) germanium layers using CMOS-compatible ultra-high vacuum chemical vapor deposition (UHV-CVD).
Characterized optical properties using angle-resolved polarized reflectivity measurements paired with a full multilayer numerical model.
Demonstrated the experimental emergence of a hyperbolic dispersion regime within the mid-infrared spectral window.
Accurately reproduced optical reflectivity spectra via numerical modeling, revealing the significant impact of material losses near the hyperbolic operational band.
Confirmed that the metamaterial spectral window and optical response can be adjusted by tuning the germanium doping profile.

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Experimental study demonstrates mid-infrared hyperbolic dispersion in alternating germanium multilayers, highlighting potential for direct integration into semiconductor photonics.

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Schlipf et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3fc0926e14a848b36f4 https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.71760

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Experimental study demonstrates mid-infrared hyperbolic dispersion in alternating germanium multilayers, highlighting potential for direct integration into semiconductor photonics.

Mid‐Infrared Hyperbolic Metamaterial for the Silicon–Germanium Technology Platform

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Mid‐Infrared Hyperbolic Metamaterial for the Silicon–Germanium Technology Platform

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