2025-09-11 東京大学
アクティブメタサーフェスの模式図
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/press/pr2025-09-11-001
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-025-02000-4
サブボルト高速自由空間変調器：電気光学メタサーフェスを用いた Subvolt high-speed free-space modulator with electro-optic metasurface
Go Soma,Koto Ariu,Seidai Karakida,Yusuke Tsubai & Takuo Tanemura
Nature Nanotechnology Published:10 September 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-025-02000-4
Abstract
Active metasurfaces incorporating electro-optic materials enable high-speed free-space optical modulators that show great promise for a wide range of applications, including optical communication, sensing and computing. However, the limited light–matter interaction lengths in metasurfaces typically require high driving voltages exceeding tens of volts to achieve satisfactory modulation. Here we present low-voltage, high-speed free-space optical modulators based on silicon-organic-hybrid metasurfaces with dimerized-grating-based nanostructures. By exploiting a high-Q resonant mode, normally incident light is effectively trapped within a submicrometre-scale silicon slot region embedded with organic electro-optic material. Consequently, highly efficient modulation is obtained, enabling data transmission at 50 Mbps and 1.6 Gbps with driving voltages of only 0.2 V and 1 V, respectively. These metasurface modulators can now operate at complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor-compatible voltage levels, allowing energy-efficient high-speed practical applications of active metasurfaces.
