Nonlinear superchiral meta-surfaces: tuning chirality and disentangling non-reciprocity at the nanoscale.

Valev, V K; Baumberg, J J; De Clercq, B; Braz, N; Zheng, X; Osley, E J; Vandendriessche, S; Hojeij, M et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Circularly polarized light is incident on a nanostructured chiral meta-surface. In the nanostructured unit cells whose chirality matches that of light, superchiral light is forming and strong optical second harmonic generation can be observed.