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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Metamaterials
    • Nanophotonics

    Background:

    • Diffractive gratings and plasmonic metasurfaces are distinct optical domains.
    • Their hybridization offers potential for novel optical functionalities.
    • Previous research has not extensively explored combining these two technologies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and design a novel meta-grating by hybridizing metasurface interfacial gradient and blazed grating profile.
    • To investigate the polarization-selective behaviors and angle-dependent absorptive tunability of the proposed meta-grating.
    • To explore potential applications of this integrated meta-grating device.

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    • Design of a novel meta-grating architecture integrating metasurface gradient and blazed grating.

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  • Analysis of the device's optical performance, focusing on polarization selectivity and light steering.
  • Investigation of angle-dependent broadband absorptive tunability through order migration.

    • Main Results:

    • The meta-grating demonstrates polarization-selective steering of light to inverse directions (> 90°).
    • Achieved angle-dependent broadband absorptive tunability ranging from approximately 5% to 86%.
    • Minimized cross-coupling between grating and plasmonic effects.

    Conclusions:

    • The hybridized meta-grating effectively combines grating and plasmonic resonances.
    • The device exhibits unique polarization-selective and tunable absorptive properties.
    • Potential applications include polarization beam splitters, optical spectrometers, and plasmonic filters.