Abstract
We theoretically and experimentally investigated the optical second-harmonic (SH) diffraction from metasurfaces based on gold complementary split-ring resonators (CSRRs). We have demonstrated that the generated SH currents are mostly parallel to the incident polarization and are asymmetric with respect to the base of a CSRR, thus allowing us to impose the phase change of on the SH radiation by reversing the CSRR’s orientation. We verified this concept of geometry-induced nonlinear phase by designing and fabricating a nonlinear metasurface consisting of supercells of CSRRs with opposite orientations that can function as a SH beam splitter. The ability to control the phase of the local nonlinearity coupled with the high transmittance at both fundamental and SHG wavelengths makes the CSRRs good candidates for the construction of highly efficient three-dimensional nonlinear metamaterials and suitable for applications in nonlinear beam shaping.
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