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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Dielectric multilayers are crucial optical components.
    • Bloch surface waves (BSWs) are electromagnetic surface waves supported by periodic structures.
    • Understanding pulse dynamics in nanophotonic systems is vital for advanced optical technologies.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the impact of Bloch surface wave excitation on the temporal properties of short optical pulses reflected from dielectric multilayers.
    • To analyze how the number of bilayers and material absorption affect the reflected pulse characteristics.

    Main Methods:

    • Theoretical analysis of short optical pulse propagation and reflection in N-bilayer dielectric structures with a terminating layer.
    • Numerical simulations to observe pulse splitting and temporal distortions due to BSW resonance.
    • Parametric study varying the number of bilayers (N) and the absorption coefficient within the multilayer stack.

    Main Results:

    • Bloch surface wave excitation within the incident pulse spectrum causes the reflected pulse to split into distinct leading and trailing components.
    • The trailing component of the reflected pulse displays an exponentially decaying tail.
    • The degree of pulse splitting and the decay rate of the trailing edge are sensitive to the number of bilayers and the absorption level in the dielectric stack.

    Conclusions:

    • Bloch surface wave excitation significantly alters the temporal profile of short optical pulses reflected from dielectric multilayers.
    • The observed pulse splitting and exponential decay provide a unique temporal signature of BSW resonance.
    • Controlling the number of bilayers and absorption offers a method to tailor the temporal response of multilayered optical devices.