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Hyperbolic optics and superlensing in room-temperature KTN from self-induced k-space topological transitions

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  • Yehonatan Gelkop

    (The Hebrew University)

  • Fabrizio Mei

    (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”)

  • Sagi Frishman

    (The Hebrew University)

  • Yehudit Garcia

    (The Hebrew University
    The Hebrew University)

  • Ludovica Falsi

    (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
    Università di Roma “La Sapienza”)

  • Galina Perepelitsa

    (The Hebrew University)

  • Claudio Conti

    (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
    Università di Roma “La Sapienza”)

  • Eugenio DelRe

    (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
    Università di Roma “La Sapienza”)

  • Aharon J. Agranat

    (The Hebrew University
    The Hebrew University)

Abstract

A hyperbolic medium will transfer super-resolved optical waveforms with no distortion, support negative refraction, superlensing, and harbor nontrivial topological photonic phases. Evidence of hyperbolic effects is found in periodic and resonant systems for weakly diffracting beams, in metasurfaces, and even naturally in layered systems. At present, an actual hyperbolic propagation requires the use of metamaterials, a solution that is accompanied by constraints on wavelength, geometry, and considerable losses. We show how nonlinearity can transform a bulk KTN perovskite into a broadband 3D hyperbolic substance for visible light, manifesting negative refraction and superlensing at room-temperature. The phenomenon is a consequence of giant electro-optic response to the electric field generated by the thermal diffusion of photogenerated charges. Results open new scenarios in the exploration of enhanced light-matter interaction and in the design of broadband photonic devices.

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  • Yehonatan Gelkop & Fabrizio Mei & Sagi Frishman & Yehudit Garcia & Ludovica Falsi & Galina Perepelitsa & Claudio Conti & Eugenio DelRe & Aharon J. Agranat, 2021. "Hyperbolic optics and superlensing in room-temperature KTN from self-induced k-space topological transitions," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-27466-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27466-3
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