Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Interference and Diffraction02:18

Interference and Diffraction

51.6K
Interference is a characteristic phenomenon exhibited by waves. When two electromagnetic waves interact with their peaks and troughs coinciding, a resulting wave with enhanced amplitude is produced. This is known as constructive interference. In this case, the two waves interacting are in phase with each other.
51.6K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Broadband extreme ultraviolet zeroth order scatterometry for nanostructure metrology.

Nature communications·2026
Same author

Attosecond high-harmonic interferometry probes orbital- and band-dependent dipole phase in magnesium oxide.

Science advances·2026
Same author

Digital Holography Using Harmonic Generation from Solids for Reconstruction of Subwavelength Nanostructures.

ACS photonics·2026
Same author

All-Optical Nonlinear Real and Fourier-Space Shaping with All-Dielectric Fano Resonant Metasurfaces.

ACS nano·2026
Same author

Information advantage in sensing revealed by Fano-resonant Fourier scatterometry.

Nature communications·2025
Same author

Structure-in-Void Quasi-Bound State in the Continuum Metasurface for Deeply Subwavelength Nanostructure Metrology.

ACS nano·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jan 8, 2026

Demonstration of Equal-Intensity Beam Generation by Dielectric Metasurfaces
09:33

Demonstration of Equal-Intensity Beam Generation by Dielectric Metasurfaces

Published on: June 7, 2019

6.6K

Influence of Driving Pulse Properties on Third-Harmonic Diffraction from Quasi-BIC Metasurfaces.

Falco Bijloo1,2, Arie J den Boef1,3,4, Peter M Kraus1,3

  • 1Advanced Research Center for Nanolithography, Science Park 106, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

ACS Photonics
|December 22, 2025
PubMed
Summary

Dielectric metasurfaces enable tunable third-harmonic generation by controlling light-matter interactions. Understanding pulse properties is crucial for optimizing nonlinear wavefront shaping and frequency conversion in these advanced optical materials.

Keywords:
Fano resonancedriving pulsenonlinear metasurfacequasi-BICthird-harmonic generationtunable diffraction

More Related Videos

Characterizing Dissipative Elastic Metamaterials Produced by Additive Manufacturing
09:39

Characterizing Dissipative Elastic Metamaterials Produced by Additive Manufacturing

Published on: June 28, 2024

1.5K
Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms
08:48

Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms

Published on: September 25, 2020

6.2K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jan 8, 2026

Demonstration of Equal-Intensity Beam Generation by Dielectric Metasurfaces
09:33

Demonstration of Equal-Intensity Beam Generation by Dielectric Metasurfaces

Published on: June 7, 2019

6.6K
Characterizing Dissipative Elastic Metamaterials Produced by Additive Manufacturing
09:39

Characterizing Dissipative Elastic Metamaterials Produced by Additive Manufacturing

Published on: June 28, 2024

1.5K
Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms
08:48

Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms

Published on: September 25, 2020

6.2K

Area of Science:

  • * Photonics and Metamaterials
  • * Nonlinear Optics
  • * Quantum Optics

Background:

  • * Dielectric metasurfaces exhibit quasi-bound states in the continuum (quasi-BICs).
  • * Quasi-BICs support sharp Fano resonances due to bright and dark mode interference.
  • * Fano resonances are sensitive to external stimuli, offering potential for tunable optical responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To demonstrate tunable third-harmonic (TH) emission from dielectric metasurfaces.
  • * To investigate the influence of driving pulse characteristics on TH generation.
  • * To establish a predictive framework for optimizing nonlinear optical phenomena in metasurfaces.

Main Methods:

  • * Experimental realization of dielectric metasurfaces supporting quasi-BICs.
  • * Controlled illumination with tunable wavelength and intensity driving pulses.
  • * Characterization of third-harmonic emission patterns and spectra.
  • * Theoretical modeling using a coupled-oscillator approach.

Main Results:

  • * Achieved tunable third-harmonic emission by varying driving pulse wavelength and intensity.
  • * Observed imbalanced third-harmonic diffraction patterns and non-Gaussian spectral features near Fano resonance.
  • * Experimental results explained by a coupled-oscillator model capturing modal interplay.

Conclusions:

  • * Pulse-engineered metasurfaces are effective for nonlinear wavefront shaping and frequency conversion.
  • * Driving pulse properties critically influence metasurface nonlinear optical performance.
  • * The coupled-oscillator model provides a framework for optimizing TH generation efficiency.