Tunable VO<sub>2</sub> cavity enables multispectral manipulation from visible to microwave frequencies

Hang Wei; Jinxin Gu; Tao Zhao; Zhiyuan Yan; He-Xiu Xu; Shuliang Dou; Cheng-Wei Qiu; Yao Li

doi:10.1038/s41377-024-01400-w

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Tunable VO₂ cavity enables multispectral manipulation from visible to microwave frequencies

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- Tunable VO₂ cavity enables multispectral manipulation from visible to microwave frequencies
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 13, Issue 3, Pages: 510-518(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Center for Composite Materials and Structure, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  2.National University of Singapore, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Singapore 117583, Singapore
  3.School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  4.Suzhou Laboratory, Suzhou 215123, China
- Author bio：
  
  Shuliang Dou (dousl@hit.edu.cn)
  Cheng-Wei Qiu (chengwei.qiu@nus.edu.sg)
  Yao Li (yaoli@hit.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-024-01400-w
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- Received：26 October 2023，
  
  Revised：17 January 2024，
  
  Accepted：2024-01-25，
  
  Published Online：21 February 2024，
  
  Published：31 March 2024
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Wei, H. et al. Tunable VO₂ cavity enables multispectral manipulation from visible to microwave frequencies. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 510-518 (2024).
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Wei, H. et al. Tunable VO₂ cavity enables multispectral manipulation from visible to microwave frequencies. Light: Science & Applications, 13, 510-518 (2024). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-024-01400-w.

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Abstract

Optical materials capable of dynamically manipulating electromagnetic waves are an emerging field in memories

optical modulators

and thermal management. Recently

their multispectral design preliminarily attracts much attention

aiming to enhance their efficiency and integration of functionalities. However

the multispectral manipulation based on these materials is challenging due to their ubiquitous wavelength dependence restricting their capacity to narrow wavelengths. In this article

we cascade multiple tunable optical cavities with selective-tr

ansparent layers

enabling a universal approach to overcoming wavelength dependence and establishing a multispectral platform with highly integrated functions. Based on it

we demonstrate the multispectral (ranging from 400 nm to 3 cm)

fast response speed (0.9 s)

and reversible manipulation based on a typical phase change material

vanadium dioxide. Our platform involves tandem VO

-based Fabry–Pérot (F-P) cavities enabling the customization of optical responses at target bands independently. It can achieve broadband color-changing capacity in the visible region (a shift of ~60 nm in resonant wavelength) and is capable of freely switching between three typical optical models (transmittance

reflectance

and absorptance) in the infrared to microwave regions with drastic amplitude tunability exceeding 0.7. This work represents a state-of-art advance in multispectral optics and material science

providing a critical approach for expanding the multispectral manipulation ability of optical systems.

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Tunable VO2 cavity enables multispectral manipulation from visible to microwave frequencies

DOI：10.1038/s41377-024-01400-w

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关键词

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Tunable VO₂ cavity enables multispectral manipulation from visible to microwave frequencies