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Hossein Mosallaei

Publications and source records attributed to Hossein Mosallaei.

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arXiv2026

Floquet-Bloch Theory for Dispersive Time-varying Metasurfaces

Light-matter interaction in time-varying metasurfaces brings about phenomena that transcend the limits of static systems. Temporal modulation enables energy exchange between light and matter, and electromagnetic fields are coupled in both momentum and frequency, with implications across a broad range of photonic applications. Nevertheless, a precise description of such systems necessitates a theory that captures the intertwined effects of spatiotemporal variations while accounting for dispersion in a causal manner, as realistic optical materials exhibit frequency-dependent response and finite temporal memory. Here, a self-contained Floquet-Bloch theory is developed to capture the response of dispersive, time-varying metasurfaces, respecting causality through physically consistent constitutive relations. The theory treats spatial periodicity, nonadiabatic temporal modulation, and material dispersion within a unified formalism, providing access not only to the metasurface's scattering response but also to its inherent modal structure. The formulation is validated against full-wave simulations. As illustrative examples, it is first applied to asymmetric Floquet harmonic generation in an excitonic time-varying metasurface, where excitonic dispersion enables selective harmonic enhancement. It is then used to investigate metasurface-based photonic time crystals, revealing how modal dispersion governs momentum-bandgap formation and dynamics. This work establishes a comprehensive platform for understanding dispersive, time-varying metasurfaces and their underlying physical mechanisms.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2025

Electrically Tunable Excitonic-Hyperbolicity in Chirality-Pure Carbon Nanotubes

Metamaterials exhibiting hyperbolic dispersion enable unprecedented control over light-matter interactions, from sub-diffraction imaging to enhanced spontaneous emission. However, conventional plasmonic hyperbolic metamaterials suffer from limited tunability and lack intrinsic emission capabilities, constraining their utility for active photonic devices. Here, we demonstrate the first room-temperature, electrically tunable, excitonic hyperbolic metamaterial using aligned films of chirality-pure semiconducting carbon nanotubes. Unlike plasmonic systems, these excitonic metamaterials of aligned nanotubes combine strong optical anisotropy with dynamic electrostatic tunability. Spectroscopic ellipsometry reveals that the hyperbolic dispersion window can be electrically shifted by 53 meV, enabling real-time switching between hyperbolic and elliptical regimes. Theory predicts that this tunability translates to the propagation angle being modulated by 34°, driven by a momentum enhancement 3.11 times that of free space, limited primarily by material losses that can be mitigated through improved alignment. In addition, simulations of the system exhibit a high Purcell factor of 1550 and a modulation of 37 % without an optical cavity for a dipole placed 5 nm above the aligned nanotubes. These findings establish excitonic carbon nanotubes as a versatile platform for dynamically reconfigurable photonic metamaterials, opening pathways for adaptive optical devices, electrically-controlled spontaneous emission, and tunable hyper-lenses operating at room temperature.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2018

Electrically Tunable Harmonics in Time-modulated Metasurfaces for Wavefront Engineering

Modulation of metasurfaces in time gives rise to several exotic space-time scattering phenomena by violating the reciprocity and generation of higher-order frequency harmonics. We introduce a new design paradigm for time-modulated metasurfaces, offering electrically tunable engineering of the generated frequency harmonics and their emerging wavefronts by controlling the phase delay in modulation. It is demonstrated that the light acquires a dispersionless phase shift regardless of incident angle and polarization, upon undergoing frequency conversion in a time-modulated metasurface which is linearly proportional to the modulation phase delay and the order of generated frequency harmonic. The conversion efficiency to the frequency harmonics is independent of modulation phase delay and only depends on the modulation depth and resonant characteristics of the metasurface element, with the highest efficiency occurring in the vicinity of resonance, and decreasing away from the resonant regime. The design approach allows for creating tunable spatially varying phase discontinuties with 2π span in the wavefronts of generated frequency harmonics for a wide range of frequencies and incident angles. Specifically, we apply this approach to a time-modulated metasurface in the Teraherz regime consisted of graphene-wrapped silicon microwires. For this purpose, we use an accurate and efficient semi-analytical framework based on multipole scattering. We demonstrate the utility of the design for tunable beam steering and focusing of the generated frequency harmonics. Furthermore, we rigorously verify the broadband and wide-angle performance of the metasurface in manipulation of the generated frequency harmonics. The proposed design approach enables a new class of high-efficiency tunable metasurfaces with wide angular and frequency bandwidth, wavefront engineering capabilities and multi-functionality.

physics.app-ph↗

arXiv2013

Parametric Hierarchical Matrix Approach for the Wideband Optical Response of Large-Scale Molecular Aggregates

Fast and efficient calculations of optical responses using electromagnetic models require computational acceleration and compression techniques. A hierarchical matrix approach is adopted for this purpose. In order to model large-scale molecular structures these methods should be applied over wide frequency spectra. Here we introduce a novel parametric hierarchical matrix method that allows one for a rapid construction of a wideband system representation and enables an efficient wideband solution. We apply the developed method to the modeling of the optical response of bacteriochorophyll tubular aggregates as found in green photosynthetic bacteria. We show that the parametric method can provide one with the frequency and time-domain solutions for structures of the size of 100, 000 molecules, which is comparable to the size of the whole antenna complex in a bacterium. The absorption spectrum is calculated and the significance of electrodynamic retardation effects for relatively large structures, i.e. with respect to the wavelength of light, is briefly studied.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗

arXiv2010

Performance Analysis of Dipole Antennas Embedded in Core-Shell Spheres: A Green's Function Analysis

The main goal of this work is to theoretically investigate the behavior of an electrically small antenna enclosed in a concentric sphere. The Greens function analysis is applied to characterize the input impedance of a concentric resonator excited by a dipole located at its center. The method of moments (MoM) with Galrekin's procedure is used to determine the current distribution over the source excitation and hence the input impedance. The behavior of quality factor (Q) and bandwidths of the antenna is studied with the use of input impedance as a function of frequency. We illustrate that by embedding a dipole antenna inside a core-shell structure, with magnetic shell and dielectric core, a Q as low as the Chu limit can be approached. The obtained observations demonstrate how a resonator composed of magnetic shells can provide electrically small antennas with high bandwidths performance.

physics.comp-ph↗