Tunable beam deflection based on plasmonic resonators mounted freestanding thermoresponsive hydrogel

We propose and numerically demonstrate a dynamic beam deflector based on plasmonic resonator loaded thermoresponsive freestanding hydrogel that swells and collapses in water by temperature.For this purpose,we utilize four-step phase gradients mounted on freestanding hydrated hydrogel.For normal incidence,linearly orthogonal light deflects to 19.44°in the collapsed state and 14.40°in the swollen state of hydrogel.Furthermore,the light deflects at a third angle of 12.29°when the solvent changes from water to ethanol.It is expected that our metadesign will provide a platform for dynamic holography,active lensing,data storage,and anticounterfeiting.