Colossal Birefringence from Periodic Structural Modulations

Hongyan Mei, Guodong Ren, Boyang Zhao, Jad Salman, Gwan Yeong Jung, Huandong Chen, Arashdeep S. Thind, John Cavin, Jordan A. Hachtel, Miaofang Chi, Shanyuan Niu, Graham Joe, Chenghao Wan, Nick Settineri, Simon J. Teat, Bryan C. Chakoumakos, Jayakanth Ravichandran, Rohan Mishra, Mikhail A. Kats

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781957171258
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2023 - San Jose, United States
Duration: May 7 2023May 12 2023

Publication series

Name2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2023

Conference

Conference2023 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose
Period05/7/2305/12/23

Funding

We acknowledge funding from the Office of Naval Research (UW-Madison; N00014-20-1-2297), the Army Research Office under Award No. W911NF-19-1-0137, an ARO MURI program with award no. W911NF-21-1-0327, and the National Science Foundation under grant numbers DMR-2122070 and DMR-2122071.

FundersFunder number
National Science FoundationDMR-2122070, DMR-2122071
Office of Naval Research
Army Research OfficeW911NF-19-1-0137, W911NF-21-1-0327
College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-MadisonN00014-20-1-2297

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