Wavelength Control of Perovskite Metasurface Lasing via Electrical Microheaters

TL;DR

This paper presents a compact, electrically tunable perovskite metasurface microlaser that rapidly switches wavelengths using integrated microheaters, enabling fast, reversible control of laser emission for advanced photonic applications.

Contribution

It introduces a novel device architecture embedding electrical microheaters beneath a perovskite metasurface for fast, reversible wavelength tuning of a microlaser.

Findings

Wavelength switching between 763 nm and 783 nm within 13 ms.

Reversible tuning achieved at 2.3 V.

High-quality factor cavity based on bound states in the continuum.

Abstract

Perovskites have recently brought significant advances to active nanophotonics, offering a unique combination of gain and phase-change properties for tunable light-emitting devices. However, current wavelength-tunable devices often rely on tuning mechanisms or device architectures that lead to slow modulation or bulky setups. In this study, we overcome limitations on speed and size by demonstrating a compact tunable microlaser embedding electrical microheaters beneath a perovskite metasurface. This architecture allows to efficiently deliver heat and rapidly modulate the phase transition. Our device leverages the optical gain and crystallographic phase tuning of the perovskite, and a high-quality factor cavity design based on bound states in the continuum. With it, we demonstrate reversible laser wavelength switching between 763 nm and 783 nm within 13 ms at 2.3 V. This work unlocks the potential of perovskite metasurfaces for electrically tunable light sources and introduces a flexible platform which can be easily extended to the dynamic control of polarization or directionality for optical communication, sensing and spectroscopy.