Orbital-angular-momentum-controlled hybrid nanowire circuit
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Plasmonic nanostructures can enable compact multiplexing of the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light; however, strong dissipation of the highly localized OAM-distinct plasmonic fields in the near-field region hinders on-chip OAM transmission and processing. Superior transmission efficiency is offered by semiconductor nanowires sustaining highly confined optical modes, but only the polarization degree of freedom has been utilized for their selective excitation. Here we demonstrate that incident OAM beams can selectively excite single-crystalline cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanowires through coupling OAM-distinct plasmonic fields into nanowire waveguides for long-distance transportation. This allows us to build an OAM-controlled hybrid nanowire circuit for optical logic operations including AND and OR gates. In addition, this circuit enables the on-chip photoluminescence readout of OAM-encrypted information. Our results open exciting new avenues not only for nanowire photonics to develop OAM-controlled optical switches, logic gates, and modulators but also for OAM photonics to build ultracompact photonic circuits for information processing.
Date Issued
2021-07-15
Date Acceptance
2021-07-01
Citation
Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2021, 21 (14), pp.6220-6227
ISSN
1530-6984
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
6220
End Page
6227
Journal / Book Title
Nano Letters: a journal dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology
Volume
21
Issue
14
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2021 American Chemical Society
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
Orbital angular momentum
semiconductor nanowires
hybrid integration
photonic logic circuits
integrated photonics
NEAR-FIELD
WAVE-GUIDE
LIGHT
DISCRIMINATION
PLASMONICS
CDS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-07-15