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    • Metasurface optics
    • Nanophotonics
    • Phase-change materials

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    • Metasurfaces offer advanced control over light properties.
    • Phase-change materials like Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) exhibit tunable optical characteristics.
    • Dynamic control of optical responses is crucial for next-generation devices.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and analyze a multifunctional metasurface using GST for dynamic control of polarization selectivity and absorption.
    • To demonstrate switching between polarization-selective transmission/reflection and high absorption.
    • To investigate the underlying physics of the dynamic switching mechanism.

    Main Methods:

    • Designing a GST strip array metasurface operating in the near-infrared region.
    • Utilizing the phase transition of GST (amorphous to crystalline) to alter optical properties.
    • Analyzing optical responses (transmission, reflection, absorption) under different GST states.
    • Employing multipole expansion to quantitatively understand the switching mechanism.

    Main Results:

    • The metasurface exhibited high-efficiency polarization selectivity in both transmission (asymmetric transmission, AT = 0.92) and reflection (asymmetric reflection, AR = -0.82) in the amorphous GST state.
    • Upon transitioning to the crystalline GST state, polarization selectivity diminished, while absorption increased significantly (from < 0.1 to > 0.9).
    • A maximum modulation depth of 94% was achieved, demonstrating excellent switchable capabilities for AT, AR, and absorption.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed GST-based metasurface enables dynamic switching between polarization selectivity and high absorption without structural modification.
    • The study provides quantitative analysis of the switching mechanism via multipole expansion.
    • This tunable metasurface holds significant promise for advanced optical devices requiring dynamic control.