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Visible to mid-infrared giant in-plane optical anisotropy in ternary van der Waals crystals

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  • Yanze Feng

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS))

  • Runkun Chen

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Junbo He

    (Fudan University)

  • Liujian Qi

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS))

  • Yanan Zhang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS))

  • Tian Sun

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Xudan Zhu

    (Fudan University)

  • Weiming Liu

    (Fudan University)

  • Weiliang Ma

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Wanfu Shen

    (Tianjin University)

  • Chunguang Hu

    (Tianjin University)

  • Xiaojuan Sun

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS))

  • Dabing Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS))

  • Rongjun Zhang

    (Fudan University)

  • Peining Li

    (Huazhong University of Science and Technology)

  • Shaojuan Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS))

Abstract

Birefringence is at the heart of photonic applications. Layered van der Waals materials inherently support considerable out-of-plane birefringence. However, funnelling light into their small nanoscale area parallel to its out-of-plane optical axis remains challenging. Thus far, the lack of large in-plane birefringence has been a major roadblock hindering their applications. Here, we introduce the presence of broadband, low-loss, giant birefringence in a biaxial van der Waals materials Ta2NiS5, spanning an ultrawide-band from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths of 0.3–16 μm. The in-plane birefringence Δn ≈ 2 and 0.5 in the visible and mid-infrared ranges is one of the highest among van der Waals materials known to date. Meanwhile, the real-space propagating waveguide modes in Ta2NiS5 show strong in-plane anisotropy with a long propagation length (>20 μm) in the mid-infrared range. Our work may promote next-generation broadband and ultracompact integrated photonics based on van der Waals materials.

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  • Yanze Feng & Runkun Chen & Junbo He & Liujian Qi & Yanan Zhang & Tian Sun & Xudan Zhu & Weiming Liu & Weiliang Ma & Wanfu Shen & Chunguang Hu & Xiaojuan Sun & Dabing Li & Rongjun Zhang & Peining Li & , 2023. "Visible to mid-infrared giant in-plane optical anisotropy in ternary van der Waals crystals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-42567-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42567-x
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