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    • Optics
    • Materials Science
    • Aerospace Engineering

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    • Laser-driven propulsion offers a potential alternative to chemical rockets for space exploration.
    • Metamaterials provide novel ways to manipulate light, enabling new applications like light sails.
    • Stable control of a spacecraft propelled by light pressure is crucial for mission success.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze the radiation pressure force and torque on a one-dimensional Si-SiO2 high contrast binary metagrating.
    • To optimize the metagrating for stable beam riding using a high-power laser with an expanding Gaussian irradiance distribution.
    • To investigate the trade-off between forward thrust and stability for a laser-driven sail in space.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a one-dimensional bi-grating composed of a Si-SiO2 high contrast binary metagrating.
    • Simultaneously optimizing the binary metagrating structure for high forward thrust and corrective restoring forces/torques.
    • Employing finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) and finite element (FE) numerical methods to validate findings.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated that stability can be enhanced at the expense of forward thrust.
    • Showcased a laser-driven sail design free of a stabilizing boom to reduce mass and enhance acceleration.
    • Confirmed the validity of metamaterial findings through agreement between FDTD and FE numerical methods.

    Conclusions:

    • The optimized Si-SiO2 metagrating shows promise for stable, boom-less laser-driven space propulsion.
    • The study highlights the critical balance between thrust and stability in designing laser sails.
    • Numerical method agreement validates the proposed metamaterial design for space applications.