Chiral Nonlinear Enhancement with Opposite Circular Dichroism Empowered by Dual Bound States in the Continuum

We present a strategy for achieving precisely controllable circular dichroism (CD) in all-dielectric silicon metasurfaces by exploiting bound states in the continuum (BICs). By employing two topologically protected BIC modes and converting them into circularly polarized eigenstates through oblique illumination, we realize a reversal of maximum chirality without any modification to the metasurface geometry. The resulting CD exhibits opposite signs in two distinct spectral regions and can be flexibly adjusted through engineered structural perturbations. The associated quasi-BIC resonances deliver near-unity CD values (±1), ensuring highly efficient spin-selective transmission. Moreover, this platform enables substantial enhancement of multi-band chiral nonlinear optical responses, where the nonlinear emission becomes strongly dependent on the incident spin state across different frequency bands. Based on effective nonlinear efficiency, a sensitive refractive index sensor can be designed. This work offers a versatile route for tailoring extrinsic chirality in achiral metasurfaces and provides a promising foundation for multifunctional chiral photonic devices in applications such as biosensing, chemical detection, and advanced nonlinear optics.