Spin-Locked WS<sub>2</sub> Vortex Emission via Photonic Crystal Bound States in the Continuum.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Owing to their strong exciton effects and valley polarization properties, monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides (1L TMDs) have unfolded the prospects of spin-polarized light-emitting devices. However, the wavefront control of exciton emission, which is critical to generate structured optical fields, remains elusive. In this work, the experimental demonstration of spin-locked vortex emission from monolayer Tungsten Disulfide (1L WS<sub>2</sub>) integrated with Silicon Nitride (SiN<sub>x</sub>) PhC slabs is presented. The symmetry-protected bound states in the continuum (BIC) in the SiN<sub>x</sub> PhC slabs engender azimuthal polarization field distribution in the momentum space with a topological singularity in the center of the Brillouin zone, which imposes the resonantly enhanced WS<sub>2</sub> exciton emission with a spin-correlated spiral phase front by taking advantage of the winding topologies of resonances with the assistance of geometric phase scheme. As a result, exciton emission from 1L WS<sub>2</sub> exhibits helical wavefront and doughnut-shaped intensity beam profile in the momentum space with topological charges locked to the spins of light. This strategy on spin-dependent excitonic vortex emission may offer the unparalleled capability of valley-polarized structured light generation for 1L TMDs.