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Su HT, Wang LY, Hsu CY, Wu YC, Lin CY, Chang SM, Huang YW. Topology Optimization Enables High- Q Metasurface for Color Selectivity. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 39047260 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Nonlocal metasurfaces, exemplified by resonant waveguide gratings (RWGs), spatially and angularly configure optical wavefronts through narrow-band resonant modes, unlike the broad-band and broad-angle responses of local metasurfaces. However, forward design techniques for RWGs remain constrained at lower efficiency. Here, we present a topology-optimized metasurface resonant waveguide grating (MRWG) composed of titanium dioxide on a glass substrate capable of operating simultaneously at red, yellow, green, and blue wavelengths. Through adjoint-based topology optimization, while considering nonlocal effects, we significantly enhance its diffraction efficiency, achieving numerical efficiencies up to 78% and Q-factors as high as 1362. Experimentally, we demonstrated efficiencies of up to 59% with a Q-factor of 93. Additionally, we applied our topology-optimized metasurface to color selectivity, producing vivid colors at 4 narrow-band wavelengths. Our investigation represents a significant advancement in metasurface technology, with potential applications in see-through optical combiners and augmented reality platforms.
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- Huan-Teng Su
- Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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- Department of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 300093, Taiwan
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Liu W, Wang SR, Dai JY, Zhang L, Chen Q, Cheng Q, Cui TJ. Arbitrarily rotating polarization direction and manipulating phases in linear and nonlinear ways using programmable metasurface. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2024; 13:172. [PMID: 39025829 PMCID: PMC11258343 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-024-01513-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/26/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Independent controls of various properties of electromagnetic (EM) waves are crucially required in a wide range of applications. Programmable metasurface is a promising candidate to provide an advanced platform for manipulating EM waves. Here, we propose an approach that can arbitrarily control the polarization direction and phases of reflected waves in linear and nonlinear ways using a stacked programmable metasurface. Further, we extend the space-time-coding theory to incorporate the dimension of polarization, which provides an extra degree of freedom for manipulating EM waves. As proof-of-principle application examples, we consider polarization rotation, phase manipulation, and beam steering at linear and nonlinear frequencies. For validation, we design, fabricate, and measure a metasurface sample. The experimental results show good agreement with theoretical predictions and simulations. The proposed approach has a wide range of applications in various areas, such as imaging, data storage, and wireless communication.
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- Wei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China
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- Electrical Engineering Department, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, 41258, Sweden.
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Institute of Electromagnetic Space, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
- Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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Xu H, Han L, Huang J, Du B, Zhan D. Scanning Electrochemical Probe Lithography for Ultra-Precision Machining of Micro-Optical Elements with Freeform Curved Surface. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402743. [PMID: 38940401 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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Two challenges should be overcome for the ultra-precision machining of micro-optical element with freeform curved surface: one is the intricate geometry, the other is the hard-to-machining optical materials due to their hardness, brittleness or flexibility. Here scanning electrochemical probe lithography (SECPL) is developed, not only to meet the machining need of intricate geometry by 3D direct writing, but also to overcome the above mentioned mechanical properties by an electrochemical material removal mode. Through the electrochemical probe a localized anodic voltage is applied to drive the localized corrosion of GaAs. The material removal rate is obtained as a function of applied voltage, motion rate, scan segment, etc. Based on the material removal function, an arbitrary geometry can be converted to a spatially distributed voltage. Thus, a series of micro-optical element are fabricated with a machining accuracy in the scale of 100 s of nanometers. Notably, the spiral phase plate shows an excellent performance to transfer parallel light to vortex beam. SECPL demonstrates its excellent controllability and accuracy for the ultra-precision machining of micro-optical devices with freeform curved surface, providing an alternative chemical approach besides the physical and mechanical techniques.
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- Hantao Xu
- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS), Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS), Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS), Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS), Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Pen-Tung Sah Institute of Micro-Nano Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS), Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China, Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Lin R, Valuckas V, Do TTH, Nemati A, Kuznetsov AI, Teng J, Ha ST. Schrödinger's Red Beyond 65,000 Pixel-Per-Inch by Multipolar Interaction in Freeform Meta-Atom through Efficient Neural Optimizer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2303929. [PMID: 38093513 PMCID: PMC10987134 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202303929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Freeform nanostructures have the potential to support complex resonances and their interactions, which are crucial for achieving desired spectral responses. However, the design optimization of such structures is nontrivial and computationally intensive. Furthermore, the current "black box" design approaches for freeform nanostructures often neglect the underlying physics. Here, a hybrid data-efficient neural optimizer for resonant nanostructures by combining a reinforcement learning algorithm and Powell's local optimization technique is presented. As a case study, silicon nanostructures with a highly-saturated red color are designed and experimentally demonstrated. Specifically, color coordinates of (0.677, 0.304) in the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) chromaticity diagram - close to the ideal Schrödinger's red, with polarization independence, high reflectance (>85%), and a large viewing angle (i.e., up to ± 25°) is achieved. The remarkable performance is attributed to underlying generalized multipolar interferences within each nanostructure rather than the collective array effects. Based on that, pixel size down to ≈400 nm, corresponding to a printing resolution of 65000 pixels per inch is demonstrated. Moreover, the proposed design model requires only ≈300 iterations to effectively search a thirteen-dimensional (13D) design space - an order of magnitude more efficient than the previously reported approaches. The work significantly extends the free-form optical design toolbox for high-performance flat-optical components and metadevices.
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- Ronghui Lin
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08‐03Singapore138634Republic of Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08‐03Singapore138634Republic of Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08‐03Singapore138634Republic of Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08‐03Singapore138634Republic of Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08‐03Singapore138634Republic of Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08‐03Singapore138634Republic of Singapore
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- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE)2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis #08‐03Singapore138634Republic of Singapore
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Palmieri A, Dorrah AH, Yang J, Oh J, Dainese P, Capasso F. Do dielectric bilayer metasurfaces behave as a stack of decoupled single-layer metasurfaces? OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:8146-8159. [PMID: 38439479 DOI: 10.1364/oe.505401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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Flat optics or metasurfaces have opened new frontiers in wavefront shaping and its applications. Polarization optics is one prominent area which has greatly benefited from the shape-birefringence of metasurfaces. However, flat optics comprising a single layer of meta-atoms can only perform a subset of polarization transformations, constrained by a symmetric Jones matrix. This limitation can be tackled using metasurfaces composed of bilayer meta-atoms but exhausting all possible combinations of geometries to build a bilayer metasurface library is a very daunting task. Consequently, bilayer metasurfaces have been widely treated as a cascade (product) of two decoupled single-layer metasurfaces. Here, we test the validity of this assumption for dielectric metasurfaces by considering a metasurface made of titanium dioxide on fused silica substrate at a design wavelength of 532 nm. We explore regions in the design space where the coupling between the top and bottom layers can be neglected, i.e., producing a far-field response which approximates that of two decoupled single-layer metasurfaces. We complement this picture with the near-field analysis to explore the underlying physics in regions where both layers are strongly coupled. We also show the generality of our analysis by applying it to silicon metasurfaces at telecom wavelengths. Our unified approach allows the designer to efficiently build a multi-layer dielectric metasurface, either in transmission or reflection, by only running one full-wave simulation for a single-layer metasurface.
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Wang YH, Li FY, Jiao DX, Wei Q, Wei L, Yang GY. Optically Anisotropic Mixed-Metal Fluoroiodate Ba 2[GaF 5(IO 3F)] with a Wide Optical Transparent Window and a Moderate Birefringence. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17691-17696. [PMID: 37847177 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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An optically anisotropic alkali-earth-metal gallium fluoroiodate, Ba2[GaF5(IO3F)] (1), was ingeniously obtained by integrating fluoride and fluoroiodate functional units under moderate hydrothermal conditions. It features a three-dimensional (3D) structure constructed by the highly polarizable fluoroiodate unit [IO3F] and the fluoride groups [GaOF5] and [BaO3Fx] (x = 6, 7). The compound is stable at temperatures up to 500 °C. With the synergistic interaction between [IO3F] and the fluoride groups, the mixed-metal fluoroiodate induces a short ultraviolet cutoff edge at about 230 nm, a medium measured birefringence of 0.068 @ 550 nm, and a wide optical transparent window (0.34-11.9 μm), indicating that 1 has potential applications as a birefringent material from near-UV to mid-infrared. Theoretical calculations prove that the optical characteristics of the compound are mainly attributed to [IO3F] and the fluoride functional groups. This work demonstrates that the presence of various specific functional groups in compounds will help to develop promising inorganic functional materials possessing good optical performance.
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- Yu-Hang Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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Feng Y, Chen R, He J, Qi L, Zhang Y, Sun T, Zhu X, Liu W, Ma W, Shen W, Hu C, Sun X, Li D, Zhang R, Li P, Li S. Visible to mid-infrared giant in-plane optical anisotropy in ternary van der Waals crystals. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6739. [PMID: 37875483 PMCID: PMC10598000 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42567-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023] Open
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Birefringence is at the heart of photonic applications. Layered van der Waals materials inherently support considerable out-of-plane birefringence. However, funnelling light into their small nanoscale area parallel to its out-of-plane optical axis remains challenging. Thus far, the lack of large in-plane birefringence has been a major roadblock hindering their applications. Here, we introduce the presence of broadband, low-loss, giant birefringence in a biaxial van der Waals materials Ta2NiS5, spanning an ultrawide-band from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths of 0.3-16 μm. The in-plane birefringence Δn ≈ 2 and 0.5 in the visible and mid-infrared ranges is one of the highest among van der Waals materials known to date. Meanwhile, the real-space propagating waveguide modes in Ta2NiS5 show strong in-plane anisotropy with a long propagation length (>20 μm) in the mid-infrared range. Our work may promote next-generation broadband and ultracompact integrated photonics based on van der Waals materials.
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- Yanze Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Proception, Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Proception, Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Proception, Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Weijin Road 92, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Weijin Road 92, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Frontiers Science Research Base of Intelligent Optoelectronics and Proception, Institute of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics & School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, 130033, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China.
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So S, Mun J, Park J, Rho J. Revisiting the Design Strategies for Metasurfaces: Fundamental Physics, Optimization, and Beyond. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2206399. [PMID: 36153791 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Over the last two decades, the capabilities of metasurfaces in light modulation with subwavelength thickness have been proven, and metasurfaces are expected to miniaturize conventional optical components and add various functionalities. Herein, various metasurface design strategies are reviewed thoroughly. First, the scalar diffraction theory is revisited to provide the basic principle of light propagation. Then, widely used design methods based on the unit-cell approach are discussed. The methods include a set of simplified steps, including the phase-map retrieval and meta-atom unit-cell design. Then, recently emerging metasurfaces that may not be accurately designed using unit-cell approach are introduced. Unconventional metasurfaces are examined where the conventional design methods fail and finally potential design methods for such metasurfaces are discussed.
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- Sunae So
- Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Samsung Electronics, Suwon, 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
- POSCO-POSTECH-RIST Convergence Research Center for Flat Optics and Metaphotonics, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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Cai Z, Ding Y, Chen Z, Zheng Z, Ding F. Dynamic dual-functional optical wave plate based on phase-change meta-molecules. OPTICS LETTERS 2023; 48:3685-3688. [PMID: 37450725 DOI: 10.1364/ol.495812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Optical metasurfaces have shown great potential for revolutionizing wave plates by enabling compact footprints and diversified functionalities. However, most metasurface wave plates (meta-WPs) are typically passive, featuring defined responses after fabrication, whereas dynamic meta-WPs have so far often been limited to ON and OFF states. Here, we design a dynamic dual-functional meta-WP based on judiciously designed low-loss Sb2Se3 meta-molecules at the telecom wavelength of 1.55 µm which enables reconfigurable linear-to-circular and linear-to-linear polarization conversion for orthogonal linear polarizations when Sb2Se3 transits between amorphous and crystalline states. In addition, a comprehensive electro-thermal simulation is carried out to verify the phase change process for realistic implementation. The designed dynamic dual-functional wave plate may open new avenues for developing integrated adaptive photonics with dynamic and multiplexed functionalities.
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Spaegele CM, Tamagnone M, Lim SWD, Ossiander M, Meretska ML, Capasso F. Topologically protected optical polarization singularities in four-dimensional space. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadh0369. [PMID: 37327327 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh0369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Optical singularities play a major role in modern optics and are frequently deployed in structured light, super-resolution microscopy, and holography. While phase singularities are uniquely defined as locations of undefined phase, polarization singularities studied thus far are either partial, i.e., bright points of well-defined polarization, or are unstable for small field perturbations. We demonstrate a complete, topologically protected polarization singularity; it is located in the four-dimensional space spanned by the three spatial dimensions and the wavelength and is created in the focus of a cascaded metasurface-lens system. The field Jacobian plays a key role in the design of such higher-dimensional singularities, which can be extended to multidimensional wave phenomena, and pave the way for unconventional applications in topological photonics and precision sensing.
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- Christina M Spaegele
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Chen J, Yu F, Liu X, Bao Y, Chen R, Zhao Z, Wang J, Wang X, Liu W, Shi Y, Qiu CW, Chen X, Lu W, Li G. Polychromatic full-polarization control in mid-infrared light. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2023; 12:105. [PMID: 37142624 PMCID: PMC10160079 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01140-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Objects with different shapes, materials and temperatures can emit distinct polarizations and spectral information in mid-infrared band, which provides a unique signature in the transparent window for object identification. However, the crosstalk among various polarization and wavelength channels prevents from accurate mid-infrared detections at high signal-to-noise ratio. Here, we report full-polarization metasurfaces to break the inherent eigen-polarization constraint over the wavelengths in mid-infrared. This recipe enables to select arbitrary orthogonal polarization basis at individual wavelength independently, therefore alleviating the crosstalk and efficiency degradation. A six-channel all-silicon metasurface is specifically presented to project focused mid-infrared light to distinct positions at three wavelengths, each with a pair of arbitrarily chosen orthogonal polarizations. An isolation ratio of 117 between neighboring polarization channels is experimentally recorded, exhibiting detection sensitivity one order of magnitude higher than existing infrared detectors. Remarkably, the high aspect ratio ~30 of our meta-structures manufactured by deep silicon etching technology at temperature -150 °C guarantees the large and precise phase dispersion control over a broadband from 3 to 4.5 μm. We believe our results would benefit the noise-immune mid-infrared detections in remote sensing and space-to-ground communications.
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- Jin Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 SubLane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, 99 Xiupu Road, Shanghai, 201315, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 SubLane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, 99 Xiupu Road, Shanghai, 201315, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore
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- Institute of Nanophotonics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center for Micro-and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Center for Micro-and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore.
- National University of Singapore Suzhou Research Institute, No. 377 Linquan Street, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215123, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 SubLane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, 99 Xiupu Road, Shanghai, 201315, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 SubLane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, China
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, 99 Xiupu Road, Shanghai, 201315, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai, 200083, China.
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 SubLane Xiangshan, Hangzhou, 310024, China.
- Shanghai Research Center for Quantum Sciences, 99 Xiupu Road, Shanghai, 201315, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, No. 19 Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Abbasi Moud A, Abbasi Moud A. Flow and assembly of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC): A bottom-up perspective - A review. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 232:123391. [PMID: 36716841 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Cellulosic sources, such as lignocellulose-rich biomass, can be mechanically or acid degraded to produce inclusions called cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). They have several uses in the sectors of biomedicine, photonics, and material engineering because of their biodegradability, renewability, sustainability, and mechanical qualities. The processing and design of CNC-based products are inextricably linked to the rheological behaviour of CNC suspension or in combination with other chemicals, such as surfactants or polymers; in this context, rheology offers a significant link between microstructure and macro scale flow behaviour that is intricately linked to material response in applications. The flow behaviour of CNC items must be properly specified in order to produce goods with value-added characteristics. In this review article, we provide new research on the shear rheology of CNC dispersion and CNC-based hydrogels in the linear and nonlinear regime, with storage modulus values reported to range from ~10-3 to 103 Pa. Applications in technology and material science are also covered simultaneously. We carefully examined the effects of charge density, aspect ratio, concentration, persistence length, alignment, liquid crystal formation, the cause of chirality in CNCs, interfacial behaviour and interfacial rheology, linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity of CNC suspension in bulk and at the interface using the currently available literature.
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- Aref Abbasi Moud
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada; Biomedical Engineering Department, AmirKabir University of Technology, P.O. Box 15875/4413, PC36+P45 District 6, Tehran, Tehran Province 1591634311, Iran.
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- Biomedical Engineering Department, AmirKabir University of Technology, P.O. Box 15875/4413, PC36+P45 District 6, Tehran, Tehran Province 1591634311, Iran
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Wang S, Wen S, Deng ZL, Li X, Yang Y. Metasurface-Based Solid Poincaré Sphere Polarizer. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:123801. [PMID: 37027878 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.123801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The combination of conventional polarization optical elements, such as linear polarizers and waveplates, is widely adopted to tailor light's state of polarization (SOP). Meanwhile, less attention has been given to the manipulation of light's degree of polarization (DOP). Here, we propose metasurface-based polarizers that can filter unpolarized incident light to light with any prescribed SOP and DOP, corresponding to arbitrary points located both at the surface and within the solid Poincaré sphere. The Jones matrix elements of the metasurface are inverse-designed via the adjoint method. As prototypes, we experimentally demonstrated metasurface-based polarizers in near-infrared frequencies that can convert unpolarized light into linear, elliptical, or circular polarizations with varying DOPs of 1, 0.7, and 0.4, respectively. Our Letter unlocks a new degree of freedom for metasurface polarization optics and may break new ground for a variety of DOP-related applications, such as polarization calibration and quantum state tomography.
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- Shuai Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Liu J, Zhu X, Zhou Y, Zou X, Qin Z, Wang S, Zhu S, Wang Z. Metasurfaces enabled polarization-multiplexing heralded single photon imaging. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:6217-6227. [PMID: 36823883 DOI: 10.1364/oe.482426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Quantum imaging has non-negligible advantages in terms of sensitivity, signal-to-noise ratio, and novel imaging schemes. Based on metasurfaces, the information density and stability of the quantum imaging system can be further improved. Here we experimentally demonstrate that two patterns, simultaneously and independently superimposed on a high-efficiency dielectric metasurface, can be remotely switched via polarization-entangled photon pairs. Furthermore, using the time-correlated property of entangled photon pairs, the information carried by quantum light can be remarkably discriminated from background noise. This work confirms that the phase manipulation of quantum light with metasurfaces has a huge potential in the field of quantum imaging, quantum state tomography, and also promises real-world quantum metasurface devices.
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Song T, Wu X, Xu J, Ye H, Shi W. Two-Level Optical Birefringence Created by Evaporation-Induced Polymer Crystallization in Sessile Droplets. Macromolecules 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c02247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Tiantian Song
- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education; Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education; Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Advanced Materials Laboratory of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education; Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin 300071, China
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Xu G, Kang Q, Fan X, Yang G, Guo K, Guo Z. Influencing Effects of Fabrication Errors on Performances of the Dielectric Metalens. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:2098. [PMID: 36557397 PMCID: PMC9787511 DOI: 10.3390/mi13122098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Despite continuous developments of manufacturing technology for micro-devices and nano-devices, fabrication errors still exist during the manufacturing process. To reduce manufacturing costs and save time, it is necessary to analyze the effects of fabrication errors on the performances of micro-/nano-devices, such as the dielectric metasurface-based metalens. Here, we mainly analyzed the influences of fabrication errors in dielectric metasurface-based metalens, including geometric size and shape of the unit element, on the focusing efficiency and the full width at half maximum (FWHM) values. Simulation results demonstrated that the performance of the metasurface was robust to fabrication errors within a certain range, which provides a theoretical guide for the concrete fabrication processes of dielectric metasurfaces.
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Qin Z, Li Y, Wang H, Li C, Wan W, Li S, Wang J, Qu S. Tailorable Switching of Transmission Modes between Waveguide and Spoof Surface Plasmon Polariton for Flexible and Dynamic Control of Phase Shift. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:51510-51518. [PMID: 36332191 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c14512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Programmable metamaterials are suitable for their dynamic and real-time control capabilities of electromagnetic (EM) functions in radars and antenna communications, but it remains a challenge to achieve dynamic modulation of arbitrary transmission phase with high transmission efficiency. Here, we propose a paradigm to tailor transmission phase shift in real time by switching modes between waveguide and SSPP based on the voltage-driven PIN diodes. Step-like phase shift is achieved by the "ON" and "OFF" states of PIN diodes, while continuous phase regulation is by the characteristic of the nonlinear region between those two states. As validations, three systems with programmable functionalities are implemented, including the multibeam generator, the dual-beam scanner, and the active phased-array antenna. The experimental results are consistent with simulation, which verify the feasibility of the proposed approach. Our work offers an alternative route for transmission full-phase modulation and provides unprecedented potential for high-gain, real-time, and multidimensional EM capabilities in applications such as active phased array radars, self-adaption radomes, smart beam shaping.
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- Zhe Qin
- Department of Basic Sciences, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710051, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710051, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710051, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710051, China
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- College of Electronic Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha410073, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710051, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710051, China
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, Shaanxi710051, China
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Singh S, Bhardwaj S, Verma C, Chhajed M, Balayan K, Ghosh K, Maji PK. Elliptically birefringent chemically tuned liquid crystalline nanocellulose composites for photonic applications. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wang C, Chen Y, Meng X, Meng Y, Gong S, Ren M, Xu J. Error analysis of a rotating-metasurface polarimeter. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:9163-9167. [PMID: 36607049 DOI: 10.1364/ao.471787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Polarimeters, which measure the polarization states of light directly, are essentially desired in many areas of science and technology. In our previous work, we have constructed a polarimeter based on a rotating-metasurface, and the polarization Stokes parameters of the light were measured with the known Mueller elements of the metasurface. Here, we further perform the error analysis of the metasurface polarimeter. The errors in the measured Stokes parameters have been formulated for the errors in Mueller elements of the metasurface. This analysis can be used to evaluate and minimize the errors of the metasurface polarimeter.
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Chang T, Jung J, Nam SH, Kim H, Kim JU, Kim N, Jeon S, Heo M, Shin J. Universal Metasurfaces for Complete Linear Control of Coherent Light Transmission. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2204085. [PMID: 36063536 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202204085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Recent advances in metasurfaces and optical nanostructures have enabled complex control of incident light with optically thin devices. However, it has thus far been unclear whether it is possible to achieve complete linear control of coherent light transmission, that is, independent control of polarization, amplitude, and phase for both input polarization states, with just a single, thin nanostructure array. Here, it is proved possible, and a universal metasurface is proposed, a bilayer array of high-index elliptic cylinders that possesses a complete degree of optical freedom with fully designable chirality and anisotropy. The completeness of achievable light control is mathematically shown with corresponding Jones matrices, new types of 3D holographic schemes that were formerly impossible are experimentally demonstrated, and a systematic way of realizing any input-state-sensitive vector linear optical device is presented. The results unlock previously inaccessible degrees of freedom in light transmission control.
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- Taeyong Chang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea
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Shah YD, Dada AC, Grant JP, Cumming DRS, Altuzarra C, Nowack TS, Lyons A, Clerici M, Faccio D. An All-Dielectric Metasurface Polarimeter. ACS PHOTONICS 2022; 9:3245-3252. [PMID: 36281330 PMCID: PMC9585641 DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c00395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The polarization state of light is a key parameter in many imaging systems. For example, it can image mechanical stress and other physical properties that are not seen with conventional imaging and can also play a central role in quantum sensing. However, polarization is more difficult to image, and polarimetry typically involves several independent measurements with moving parts in the measurement device. Metasurfaces with interleaved designs have demonstrated sensitivity to either linear or circular/elliptical polarization states. Here, we present an all-dielectric meta-polarimeter for direct measurement of any arbitrary polarization state from a single-unit-cell design. By engineering a completely asymmetric design, we obtained a metasurface that can excite eigenmodes of the nanoresonators, thus displaying a unique diffraction pattern for not only any linear polarization state but all elliptical polarization states (and handedness) as well. The unique diffraction patterns are quantified into Stokes parameters with a resolution of 5° and with a polarization state fidelity of up to 99 ± 1%. This holds promise for applications in polarization imaging and quantum state tomography.
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- Yash D. Shah
- School
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- School
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Microsystems
Technology Group, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Microsystems
Technology Group, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- School
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- Microsystems
Technology Group, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- School
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- James
Watt School of Engineering, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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- School
of Physics and Astronomy, University of
Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
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Shi Z, Rubin NA, Park JS, Capasso F. Nonseparable Polarization Wavefront Transformation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 129:167403. [PMID: 36306749 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.167403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this Letter, we investigate a new class of polarization wave front transformations which exhibit nonconventional far field interference behavior. We show that these can be realized by double-layer metasurfaces, which overcome the intrinsic limitations of single-layer metasurfaces. Holograms that encode four or more distinct patterns in nonorthogonal polarization states are theoretically demonstrated. This Letter clarifies and expands the possibilities enabled by a broad range of technologies which can spatially modulate light's polarization state and, for metasurfaces specifically, rigorously establishes when double-layer metasurfaces are-and are not-required.
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- Zhujun Shi
- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, 02138 Massachusetts, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, 02138 Massachusetts, USA
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, 02138 Massachusetts, USA
- Nanophotonics Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul 06600, South Korea
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- John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, 02138 Massachusetts, USA
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Zheng H, He M, Zhou Y, Kravchenko II, Caldwell JD, Valentine JG. Compound Meta-Optics for Complete and Loss-Less Field Control. ACS NANO 2022; 16:15100-15107. [PMID: 36018810 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Optical metasurfaces offer a compact platform for manipulation of the amplitude, phase, and polarization state of light. Independent control over these properties, however, is hindered by the symmetric transmission matrix associated with single-layer metasurfaces. Here, we utilize multilayer birefringent meta-optics to realize high-efficiency, independent control over the amplitude, phase, and polarization state of light. High-efficiency control is enabled by redistributing the wavefront between cascaded metasurfaces, while end-to-end inverse design is used to realize independent complex-valued functions for orthogonal polarization states. Based on this platform, we demonstrate spatial mode division multiplexing, optical mode conversion, and universal vectorial holograms, all with diffraction efficiencies over 80%. This meta-optic platform expands the design space of flat optics and could lead to advances in optical communications, quantum entanglement, and information encryption.
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- Hanyu Zheng
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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Li Y, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Huang W, Song Y, Wang H, Li M, Hong M, Luo J, Zhao S. An Optically Anisotropic Crystal with Large Birefringence Arising from Cooperative π Orbitals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208811. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yanqiang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Science Jiangxi University of Science and Technology Ganzhou 341000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou 350108 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou 350002 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China Fuzhou 350108 China
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Yang W, Chen K, Dong S, Wu L, Qu K, Zhao J, Jiang T, Feng Y. Full-space dual-helicity decoupled metasurface for a high-efficiency multi-folded reflective antenna. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:33613-33626. [PMID: 36242392 DOI: 10.1364/oe.471942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The independent tailoring of electromagnetic waves with different circular-polarized (CP) wavefront in both reflection and transmission channels is of broad scientific and technical interest, offering ultimate degrees of freedom in designing advanced devices with the merits of functionality integration and spatial exploitation. However, most metasurfaces only provide dependent wavefront control of dual-helicity in a single channel, restricting their applications to limited practical scenarios. Herein, we propose a full-space dual-helicity decoupled metasurface and apply it to assemble a multi-folded reflective antenna (MFRA) in the microwave regime. A multilayered chiral meta-atom is designed and optimized to reflect a particular helical wave while allowing the orthogonal helical wave to penetrate through, with simultaneous full span of phase modulations in both channels. When a uniform reflection and a hyperbolic transmission phase profile is imposed simultaneously on the metasurface in a polarization-selective manner, it can be engineered to conduct specular reflection for one helical wave and convergent transmission of the other helical wave. Combining the proposed metasurface with a metallic plate as a bottom reflector and an integrated microstrip patch antenna in the center of metasurface as a feed, a MFRA is realized with a low profile, high efficiency, and high polarization purity in a broad frequency band. The proposed design method of the dual-helicity decoupled metasurface and its antenna application provide opportunities for high-performance functional devices, promising more potential in future communication and detection systems.
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Wang H, Shao R, Meng X, He Y, Shi Z, Guo Z, Ye C. Programmable Birefringent Patterns from Modulating the Localized Orientation of Cellulose Nanocrystals. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:36277-36286. [PMID: 35916232 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c12205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Birefringence has been attracting broad attention due to its strong potential for applications in biomedicine and optics, such as biomedical diagnosis, colorimetric sensing, retardant, and polarization encoding. However, engineering architectures with precisely controllable birefringence remains a challenge due to the lack of effective modulation of the localized orientation. Here, by taking advantage of the inherently one-dimensional (1D) anisotropic structure of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), we demonstrate an approach to tune the alignment of CNCs with a well-controllable orientation at localized preciseness, which is in contrast to the previously reported unidirectional/radical orientation of CNC-based birefringent structures. The localized modulation of CNC orientation is facilitated by directing the 1D nanocrystals to align along the template periphery and the migrated three-phase contact line during the evaporation. The resultant CNC films exhibit birefringent extinction patterns under polarized light, in which versatile pattern designs can be obtained by employing templates with different shapes and template arrays with varied layouts. Due to the locally modulated orientation of CNCs, the films indicate "kaleidoscope-like" dynamically transformable designs of the birefringent patterns depending on the polarized angle, which has barely been observed previously. Furthermore, an N-nary encoding system for abundant information storage is demonstrated based on the sunlight-transparent CNC films, but with visible extinction patterns under polarized light, which is promising for encryptions, anticounterfeiting, and imaging, enriching the attractive research area of bio-based photonics.
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- Han Wang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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Lin Z, Pestourie R, Roques-Carmes C, Li Z, Capasso F, Soljačić M, Johnson SG. End-to-end metasurface inverse design for single-shot multi-channel imaging. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:28358-28370. [PMID: 36299033 DOI: 10.1364/oe.449985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We introduce end-to-end inverse design for multi-channel imaging, in which a nanophotonic frontend is optimized in conjunction with an image-processing backend to extract depth, spectral and polarization channels from a single monochrome image. Unlike diffractive optics, we show that subwavelength-scale "metasurface" designs can easily distinguish similar wavelength and polarization inputs. The proposed technique integrates a single-layer metasurface frontend with an efficient Tikhonov reconstruction backend, without any additional optics except a grayscale sensor. Our method yields multi-channel imaging by spontaneous demultiplexing: the metaoptics front-end separates different channels into distinct spatial domains whose locations on the sensor are optimally discovered by the inverse-design algorithm. We present large-area metasurface designs, compatible with standard lithography, for multi-spectral imaging, depth-spectral imaging, and "all-in-one" spectro-polarimetric-depth imaging with robust reconstruction performance (≲ 10% error with 1% detector noise). In contrast to neural networks, our framework is physically interpretable and does not require large training sets. It can be used to reconstruct arbitrary three-dimensional scenes with full multi-wavelength spectra and polarization textures.
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Zheng H, Liu Q, Zhou Y, Kravchenko II, Huo Y, Valentine J. Meta-optic accelerators for object classifiers. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabo6410. [PMID: 35895828 PMCID: PMC9328681 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo6410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Rapid advances in deep learning have led to paradigm shifts in a number of fields, from medical image analysis to autonomous systems. These advances, however, have resulted in digital neural networks with large computational requirements, resulting in high energy consumption and limitations in real-time decision-making when computation resources are limited. Here, we demonstrate a meta-optic-based neural network accelerator that can off-load computationally expensive convolution operations into high-speed and low-power optics. In this architecture, metasurfaces enable both spatial multiplexing and additional information channels, such as polarization, in object classification. End-to-end design is used to co-optimize the optical and digital systems, resulting in a robust classifier that achieves 93.1% accurate classification of handwriting digits and 93.8% accuracy in classifying both the digit and its polarization state. This approach could enable compact, high-speed, and low-power image and information processing systems for a wide range of applications in machine vision and artificial intelligence.
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- Hanyu Zheng
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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Li Y, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Huang W, Song Y, Wang H, Li M, Hong M, Luo J, Zhao S. An Optically Anisotropic Crystal with Large Birefringence Arising from Cooperative π Orbitals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202208811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yanqiang Li
- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- JiangXi University of Science and Technology School of Science CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry CHINA
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences State Key Laboratory of Structrual Chemistry 155 Yangqiao Road West, 350002 350002 Fuzhou CHINA
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Naveed MA, Kim J, Ansari MA, Kim I, Massoud Y, Kim J, Oh DK, Badloe T, Lee J, Kim Y, Jeon D, Choi J, Zubair M, Mehmood MQ, Rho J. Single-Step Fabricable Flexible Metadisplays for Sensitive Chemical/Biomedical Packaging Security and Beyond. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:31194-31202. [PMID: 35775833 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c09628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Secure packaging and transportation of light-sensitive chemical and biomedical test tubes are crucial for environmental protection and public health. Benefiting from the compact form factor and high efficiency of optical metasurfaces, we propose a broad-band polarization-insensitive flexible metasurface for the security of sensitive packages in the transport industry. We employ both the propagation and the geometric phase of novel TiO2 resin-based anisotropic nanoresonators to demonstrate a flexible and broad-band polarization-insensitive metasurface in the visible domain. The ultraviolet nanoimprint lithographic technique (UV-NIL) is used to fabricate high-index TiO2 nanoparticle-embedded-resin (nano-PER) structures that are patterned on a flexible substrate. This novel approach provides swift single-step fabrication without secondary fabrication steps such as deposition and etching. Moreover, replicating and transforming patterns over flexible substrates make the proposed technique highly suitable for large-throughput commercial manufacturing. As the proposed metahologram manifests high transmission efficiency in the visible domain, such flexible metaholographic platforms could find several exciting applications in bendable/curved displays, wearable devices, and holographic labeling for interactive displays.
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- Muhammad Ashar Naveed
- MicroNano Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology University (ITU) of the Punjab, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, U.K
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Quantum Biophysics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Innovative Technologies Laboratories (ITL), Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Hamilton 3230, New Zealand
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- MicroNano Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology University (ITU) of the Punjab, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- MicroNano Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology University (ITU) of the Punjab, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- POSCO-POSTECH-RIST Convergence Research Center for Flat Optics and Metaphotonics, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
- National Institute of Nanomaterials Technology (NINT), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea
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Sun Z, Yang K, Mao R, Lin Y, An Q, Fu Y. Constant polarization generation metasurface for arbitrarily polarized light. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:9061-9067. [PMID: 35707975 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00516f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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State of polarization (SoP) of light is one of the fundamental characteristics of light and has great significance to optical communication, imaging, quantum optics and medical facilities. The generation and maintenance of polarized light have always been research concerns in polarization optics. Polarization-maintaining fibers are frequently used to transmit polarized light without changing its polarization in optical systems, but the high cost and coupling efficiency problems hinder their usage in large-scale light paths. Polarization controllers, which operate arbitrary polarization generation and conversion at the expense of utilizing at least two optical elements such as a half-wave plate and quarter-wave plate, are too bulky for some special applications. Meanwhile, they can only generate desired output polarization of light by transcendentally determining the input polarization, which means that the existing polarization controllers cannot respond in real time. Metasurfaces composed of subwavelength nanoscatterers offer fruitful functionalities to manipulate the amplitude, phase and polarization of light. Here, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a real-time polarization controller realized by combining a depolarizer and polarizer into one monolithic metasurface. Arbitrary polarization states can be transferred to the required polarization with no requirement to determine the incident polarization in advance. Through combining with ordinary optical fibers, the proposed metasurface may also replace polarization-maintaining fibers and optical fiber polarizers in some polarization-dependent applications. This versatile concept may settle the problems of arbitrary polarization conversion once and for all.
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- Zhanshan Sun
- College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410072, China.
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410072, China.
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410072, China.
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410072, China.
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410072, China.
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- College of Electronic Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, 410072, China.
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Pan M, Fu Y, Zheng M, Chen H, Zang Y, Duan H, Li Q, Qiu M, Hu Y. Dielectric metalens for miniaturized imaging systems: progress and challenges. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:195. [PMID: 35764608 PMCID: PMC9240015 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00885-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Lightweight, miniaturized optical imaging systems are vastly anticipated in these fields of aerospace exploration, industrial vision, consumer electronics, and medical imaging. However, conventional optical techniques are intricate to downscale as refractive lenses mostly rely on phase accumulation. Metalens, composed of subwavelength nanostructures that locally control light waves, offers a disruptive path for small-scale imaging systems. Recent advances in the design and nanofabrication of dielectric metalenses have led to some high-performance practical optical systems. This review outlines the exciting developments in the aforementioned area whilst highlighting the challenges of using dielectric metalenses to replace conventional optics in miniature optical systems. After a brief introduction to the fundamental physics of dielectric metalenses, the progress and challenges in terms of the typical performances are introduced. The supplementary discussion on the common challenges hindering further development is also presented, including the limitations of the conventional design methods, difficulties in scaling up, and device integration. Furthermore, the potential approaches to address the existing challenges are also deliberated.
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- Meiyan Pan
- Jihua Laboratory, Foshan, 528200, China.
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- Jihua Laboratory, Foshan, 528200, China
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- Jihua Laboratory, Foshan, 528200, China
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- College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
- Greater Bay Area Institute for Innovation, Hunan University, Guangzhou, 511300, Guangdong Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, China
- Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, China
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- College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China.
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Qin Z, Li Y, Wang H, Wan W, Li C, Zhu Z, Cheng Y, Li S, Chen H, Wang J, Qu S. Polarization meta-converter for dynamic polarization states shifting with broadband characteristic. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:20014-20025. [PMID: 36221762 DOI: 10.1364/oe.453691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Polarization, as an important property of light, has been widely discussed in modern detecting and radar systems. A polarization converter that can be used to achieve dynamic control is regarded as an excellent alternative for implementing the integrated functionalities of communication and stealth. In this work, we propose a paradigm of meta-converter for dynamic polarization states shifting from linear-to-linear (LTL) to linear-to-circular (LTC) polarization. The strategy is achieved by loading voltage-controlled PIN diodes on the double-arrows metallic meta-resonators. The operation modes can be switched by changing the bias voltage. When the PIN diodes are turned on, the polarization meta-converter (PMC) will reflect and convert a linearly polarized electromagnetic (EM) wave into a circularly polarized one in 5.6-15.5 GHz with an axial ratio (AR) below 3dB. When the PIN diodes are turned off, the PMC will reflect and convert a linearly polarized EM wave into the orthogonal counterpart in 7.6-15.5 GHz with a polarization conversion ratio (PCR) over 88%. Simulations and experimental results show a good agreement, which manifests the feasibility of our proposed meta-converter. Moreover, the proposed PMC has great potential for polarization-dependent communication and stealth systems.
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Panda SS, Choudhary S, Joshi S, Sharma SK, Hegde RS. Deep learning approach for inverse design of metasurfaces with a wider shape gamut. OPTICS LETTERS 2022; 47:2586-2589. [PMID: 35561407 DOI: 10.1364/ol.458746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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While the large design degrees of freedom (DOFs) give metasurfaces a tremendous versatility, they make the inverse design challenging. Metasurface designers mostly rely on simple shapes and ordered placements, which restricts the achievable performance. We report a deep learning based inverse design flow that enables a fuller exploitation of the meta-atom shape. Using a polygonal shape encoding that covers a broad gamut of lithographically realizable resonators, we demonstrate the inverse design of color filters in an amorphous silicon material platform. The inverse-designed transmission-mode color filter metasurfaces are experimentally realized and exhibit enhancement in the color gamut.
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Khaliji K, Martín-Moreno L, Avouris P, Oh SH, Low T. Twisted Two-Dimensional Material Stacks for Polarization Optics. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:193902. [PMID: 35622026 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.193902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The ability to control the light polarization state is critically important for diverse applications in information processing, telecommunications, and spectroscopy. Here, we propose that a stack of anisotropic van der Waals materials can facilitate the building of optical elements with Jones matrices of unitary, Hermitian, non-normal, singular, degenerate, and defective classes. We show that the twisted stack with electrostatic control can function as arbitrary-birefringent wave-plate or arbitrary polarizer with tunable degree of non-normality, which in turn give access to plethora of polarization transformers including rotators, pseudorotators, symmetric and ambidextrous polarizers. Moreover, we discuss an electrostatic-reconfigurable stack which can be tuned to operate as four different polarizers and be used for Stokes polarimetry.
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- Kaveh Khaliji
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragon (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
- Departamento de Fisica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50009, Spain
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
- IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Flat optics has emerged as a key player in the area of structured light and its applications, owing to its subwavelength resolution, ease of integration, and compact footprint. Although its first generation has revolutionized conventional lenses and enabled anomalous refraction, new classes of meta-optics can now shape light and dark features of an optical field with an unprecedented level of complexity and multifunctionality. Here, we review these efforts with a focus on metasurfaces that use different properties of input light-angle of incidence and direction, polarization, phase distribution, wavelength, and nonlinear behavior-as optical knobs for tuning the output response. We discuss ongoing advances in this area as well as future challenges and prospects. These recent developments indicate that optically tunable flat optics is poised to advance adaptive camera systems, microscopes, holograms, and portable and wearable devices and may suggest new possibilities in optical communications and sensing.
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- Ahmed H Dorrah
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Full-range birefringence control with piezoelectric MEMS-based metasurfaces. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2071. [PMID: 35440591 PMCID: PMC9018774 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29798-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Dynamic polarization control is crucial for emerging highly integrated photonic systems with diverse metasurfaces being explored for its realization, but efficient, fast, and broadband operation remains a cumbersome challenge. While efficient optical metasurfaces (OMSs) involving liquid crystals suffer from inherently slow responses, other OMS realizations are limited either in the operating wavelength range (due to resonances involved) or in the range of birefringence tuning. Capitalizing on our development of piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) based dynamic OMSs, we demonstrate reflective MEMS-OMS dynamic wave plates (DWPs) with high polarization conversion efficiencies (∼75%), broadband operation (∼100 nm near the operating wavelength of 800 nm), fast responses (<0.4 milliseconds) and full-range birefringence control that enables completely encircling the Poincaré sphere along trajectories determined by the incident light polarization and DWP orientation. Demonstrated complete electrical control over light polarization opens new avenues in further integration and miniaturization of optical networks and systems. Dynamic polarization control is crucial for intelligent optical systems, from imaging to sensing. The authors demonstrate efficient and broadband MEMS-based dynamic optical metasurface wave plates with full-range and fast birefringence tunability.
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Ma W, Xu Y, Xiong B, Deng L, Peng RW, Wang M, Liu Y. Pushing the Limits of Functionality-Multiplexing Capability in Metasurface Design Based on Statistical Machine Learning. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2110022. [PMID: 35167138 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202110022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As 2D metamaterials, metasurfaces provide an unprecedented means to manipulate light with the ability to multiplex different functionalities in a single planar device. Currently, most pursuits of multifunctional metasurfaces resort to empirically accommodating more functionalities at the cost of increasing structural complexity, with little effort to investigate the intrinsic restrictions of given meta-atoms and thus the ultimate limits in the design. In this work, it is proposed to embed machine-learning models in both gradient-based and nongradient optimization loops for the automatic implementation of multifunctional metasurfaces. Fundamentally different from the traditional two-step approach that separates phase retrieval and meta-atom structural design, the proposed end-to-end framework facilitates full exploitation of the prescribed design space and pushes the multifunctional design capacity to its physical limit. With a single-layer structure that can be readily fabricated, metasurface focusing lenses and holograms are experimentally demonstrated in the near-infrared region. They show up to eight controllable responses subjected to different combinations of working frequencies and linear polarization states, which are unachievable by the conventional physics-guided approaches. These results manifest the superior capability of the data-driven scheme for photonic design, and will accelerate the development of complex devices and systems for optical display, communication, and computing.
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- Wei Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Dynamic circular birefringence response with fractured geometric phase metasurface systems. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2122085119. [PMID: 35294279 PMCID: PMC8944262 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122085119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Optical activity is a fundamental property of symmetry-broken three-dimensional systems and enables control of the polarization state of electromagnetic waves. This work introduces a type of reconfigurable geometric phase response in which shearing displacements between two Pancharatnam–Berry-phase metasurfaces transduce chiral symmetry breaking within nanoscale waveguide structures. These metasurface systems, termed fractured metasurface waveplates, can be tailored to support dynamically tunable, broadband circular birefringence responses. Polarization modulation is based on microscopic motions and uniquely enables high-speed modulation over large area apertures. Our system paves the way for new classes of nanophotonic devices that feature systems-level symmetry breaking for controlling electromagnetic waves, which is relevant for sensing, imaging, and quantum-control applications. Control over symmetry breaking in three-dimensional electromagnetic systems offers a pathway to tailoring their optical activity. We introduce fractured Pancharatnam–Berry-phase metasurface systems, in which a full-waveplate geometric phase metasurface is fractured into two half-waveplate-based metasurfaces and actively configured using shear displacement. Local relative rotations between stacked half-nanowaveplates within the metasurface system are transduced by shear displacement, leading to dynamic modulation of their collective geometric phase properties. We apply this concept to pairs of periodic Pancharatnam–Berry-phase metasurfaces and experimentally show that these systems support arbitrary and reconfigurable broadband circular birefringence response. High-speed circular birefringence modulation is demonstrated with modest shearing speeds, indicating the potential for these concepts to dynamically control polarization states with fast temporal responses. We anticipate that fractured geometric phase metasurface systems will serve as a nanophotonic platform that leverages systems-level symmetry breaking to enable active electromagnetic wave control.
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Geometric-phase-based shearing interferometry for broadband vortex state decoding. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3015. [PMID: 35194124 PMCID: PMC8864010 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07083-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Given that spin and orbital angular momenta of photons have been widely investigated in optical communication and information processing systems, efficient decoding of optical vortex states using a single element is highly anticipated. In this work, a wavelength-independent holographic scheme has been proposed for total angular momentum sorting of both scalar and vector vortex states with a stationary broadband geometric-phase waveplate by means of reference-free shearing interferometry. The entangled spin and orbital angular momentum modes can be distinguished simultaneously based on the spin–orbit optical Hall effect in order to realize single-shot vortex detection. The viability of our scheme has also been demonstrated experimentally.
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Lv T, Li Y, Qin C, Qu J, Lv B, Li W, Zhu Z, Li Y, Guan C, Shi J. Versatile polarization manipulation in vanadium dioxide-integrated terahertz metamaterial. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:5439-5449. [PMID: 35209506 DOI: 10.1364/oe.447453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Broadband and switchable versatile polarization metamaterial is crucial in the applications of imaging, sensing and communication, especially in the terahertz frequency. Here, we investigated versatile polarization manipulation in a hybrid terahertz metamaterial with bilayer rectangular rods and a complementary vanadium dioxide (VO2) layer. The VO2 phase transition enables a flexible switching from dual-band asymmetric transmission to dual-band reflective half-wave plate. The full width half maximum (FWHM) bandwidths of dual-band asymmetric transmission are 0.77 and 0.21 THz, respectively. The polarization conversion ratio (PCR) of the reflective metamaterial is over 0.9 in the frequency ranges of 1.01-1.17 THz and 1.47-1.95 THz. Angular dependences of multiple polarization properties are studied. The proposed switchable polarization metamaterial is important to the development of multifunctional polarization devices and multichannel polarization detection.
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Meng Y, Chen Y, Lu L, Ding Y, Cusano A, Fan JA, Hu Q, Wang K, Xie Z, Liu Z, Yang Y, Liu Q, Gong M, Xiao Q, Sun S, Zhang M, Yuan X, Ni X. Optical meta-waveguides for integrated photonics and beyond. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2021; 10:235. [PMID: 34811345 PMCID: PMC8608813 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-021-00655-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The growing maturity of nanofabrication has ushered massive sophisticated optical structures available on a photonic chip. The integration of subwavelength-structured metasurfaces and metamaterials on the canonical building block of optical waveguides is gradually reshaping the landscape of photonic integrated circuits, giving rise to numerous meta-waveguides with unprecedented strength in controlling guided electromagnetic waves. Here, we review recent advances in meta-structured waveguides that synergize various functional subwavelength photonic architectures with diverse waveguide platforms, such as dielectric or plasmonic waveguides and optical fibers. Foundational results and representative applications are comprehensively summarized. Brief physical models with explicit design tutorials, either physical intuition-based design methods or computer algorithms-based inverse designs, are cataloged as well. We highlight how meta-optics can infuse new degrees of freedom to waveguide-based devices and systems, by enhancing light-matter interaction strength to drastically boost device performance, or offering a versatile designer media for manipulating light in nanoscale to enable novel functionalities. We further discuss current challenges and outline emerging opportunities of this vibrant field for various applications in photonic integrated circuits, biomedical sensing, artificial intelligence and beyond.
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- Yuan Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing and School of Information, Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Optoelectronic Division, Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, I-82100, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Nanophotonics Research Centre, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology, Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology, Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
- Key Laboratory of Photonic Control Technology, Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultra-Precision Optical Manufacturing and School of Information, Science and Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
- Yiwu Research Institute of Fudan University, Chengbei Road, Yiwu City, 322000, Zhejiang, China.
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- School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, China.
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- Nanophotonics Research Centre, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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Zhang R, You B, Wang S, Han K, Shen X, Wang W. Broadband and switchable terahertz polarization converter based on graphene metasurfaces. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:24804-24815. [PMID: 34614828 DOI: 10.1364/oe.432601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this work, we propose broadband and switchable terahertz (THz) polarization converters based on either graphene patch metasurface (GPMS) or its complementary structure (graphene hole metasurface, GHMS). The patch and hole are simply cross-shaped, composed of two orthogonal arms, along which plasmonic resonances mediated by Fabry-Perot cavity play a key role in polarization conversion (PC). An incidence of linear polarization will be converted to its cross-polarization (LTL) or circular polarization (LTC), as the reflected wave in the direction of two arms owning the same amplitude and π phase difference (LTL), or ±π/2 phase difference (LTC). Such requirements can be met by optimizing the width and length of two arms, thickness of dielectric layer, and Fermi level EF of graphene. By using GPMS, LTL PC of polarization conversion ratio (PCR) over 90% is achieved in the frequency range of 2.92 THz to 6.26 THz, and by using GHMS, LTC PC of ellipticity χ ≤ -0.9 at the frequencies from 4.45 THz to 6.47 THz. By varying the Fermi level, the operating frequency can be actively tuned, and the functionality can be switched without structural modulation; for instance, GPMS supports LTL PC as EF = 0.6 eV and LTC PC of χ ≥ 0.9 as EF = 1.0 eV, in the frequency range of 2.69 THz to 4.19 THz. Moreover, GHMS can be optimized to sustain LTL PC and LTC PC of |χ| ≥ 0.9, in the frequency range of 4.96 THz to 6.52 THz, which indicates that the handedness of circular polarization can be further specified. The proposed polarization converters of broad bandwidth, active tunability, and switchable functionality will essentially make a significant progress in THz technology and device applications, and can be widely utilized in THz communications, sensing and spectroscopy.
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Ji R, Song K, Guo X, Xie X, Zhao Y, Jin C, Wang S, Jiang C, Yin J, Liu Y, Zhai S, Zhao X, Lu W. Spin-decoupled metasurface for broadband and pixel-saving polarization rotation and wavefront control. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:25720-25730. [PMID: 34614895 DOI: 10.1364/oe.431740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this paper, a strategy to achieve a simultaneous wavefront shaping and polarization rotation, without compromising the number of pixels and energy efficiency as well as having broadband operation range, is proposed. This strategy is based on the application of a spin-decoupled phase metasurface composed by only one set of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) umbrella-shaped chiral unit cells. Quasi-non-dispersive and spin-decoupled phase shift can be achieved simply by changing single structural parameter of the structure. By further merging the Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) geometric phase, conversion of an incident LP light beam into right- and left-handed circularly polarized reflected beams with similar amplitudes, desired phase profiles and controlled phase retardation on a nanoscale is enabled with high efficiency. Based on the proposed strategy, a polarization-insensitive hologram generator with control optical activity, and a multiple ring vortex beam generator are realized. The results obtained in this work provide a simple and pixel-saving approach to the design of integratable and multitasking devices combining polarization manipulation and wavefront shaping functions, such as vectorial holographic generators, multifocal metalenses, and multichannel vector beam generators.
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Li ZY, Li SJ, Han BW, Huang GS, Guo ZX, Cao XY. Quad‐Band Transmissive Metasurface with Linear to Dual‐Circular Polarization Conversion Simultaneously. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.202100117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zhuo Yue Li
- Information and Navigation College Air Force Engineering University Xi'an 710077 China
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- Information and Navigation College Air Force Engineering University Xi'an 710077 China
- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves Southeast University Nanjing 210096 China
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- Information and Navigation College Air Force Engineering University Xi'an 710077 China
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- Information and Navigation College Air Force Engineering University Xi'an 710077 China
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- Information and Navigation College Air Force Engineering University Xi'an 710077 China
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- Information and Navigation College Air Force Engineering University Xi'an 710077 China
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Spägele C, Tamagnone M, Kazakov D, Ossiander M, Piccardo M, Capasso F. Multifunctional wide-angle optics and lasing based on supercell metasurfaces. Nat Commun 2021; 12:3787. [PMID: 34145275 PMCID: PMC8213840 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24071-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Metasurfaces are arrays of subwavelength spaced nanostructures that can manipulate the amplitude, phase, and polarization of light to achieve a variety of optical functions beyond the capabilities of 3D bulk optics. However, they suffer from limited performance and efficiency when multiple functions with large deflection angles are required because the non-local interactions due to optical coupling between nanostructures are not fully considered. Here we introduce a method based on supercell metasurfaces to demonstrate multiple independent optical functions at arbitrary large deflection angles with high efficiency. In one implementation the incident laser is simultaneously diffracted into Gaussian, helical and Bessel beams over a large angular range. We then demonstrate a compact wavelength-tunable external cavity laser with arbitrary beam control capabilities - including beam shaping operations and the generation of freeform holograms. Our approach paves the way to novel methods to engineer the emission of optical sources.
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- Christina Spägele
- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. .,Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy.
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.,CNST - Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy
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- Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Xu M, Pu M, Sang D, Zheng Y, Li X, Ma X, Guo Y, Zhang R, Luo X. Topology-optimized catenary-like metasurface for wide-angle and high-efficiency deflection: from a discrete to continuous geometric phase. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:10181-10191. [PMID: 33820151 DOI: 10.1364/oe.422112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We investigate the topology optimization of geometric phase metasurfaces for wide-angle and high-efficiency deflection, where adjoint-based multi-object optimization approach is adopted to improve the absolute efficiency while maintaining the polarization conversion characteristic of geometric phase metasurfaces. We show that, for the initially discrete geometric phase metasurfaces with different materials and working wavelengths, the topology shapes gradually evolve from discrete structures to quasi-continuous arrangements with the increment of optimization iteration operations. More importantly, the finally optimized metasurfaces manifest as catenary-like structure, providing significant improvements of absolute efficiency. Furthermore, for the initial structure with catenary distribution, the corresponding optimized metasurface also has a catenary-like topology shape. Our results on the topology-optimized geometric phase metasurfaces reveal that, from the perspective of numerical optimization, the continuous catenary metasurfaces is superior to the discrete geometric phase metasurfaces.
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Li J, Zhang F, Pu M, Guo Y, Li X, Ma X, Wang C, Luo X. Quasi-Continuous Metasurface Beam Splitters Enabled by Vector Iterative Fourier Transform Algorithm. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14041022. [PMID: 33670048 PMCID: PMC7926747 DOI: 10.3390/ma14041022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Quasi-continuous metasurfaces are widely used in various optical systems and their subwavelength structures invalidate traditional design methods based on scalar diffraction theory. Here, a novel vector iterative Fourier transform algorithm (IFTA) is proposed to realize the fast design of quasi-continuous metasurface beam splitters with subwavelength structures. Compared with traditional optimization algorithms that either require extensive numerical simulations or lack accuracy, this method has the advantages of accuracy and low computational cost. As proof-of-concept demonstrations, several beam splitters with custom-tailored diffraction patterns and a 7 × 7 beam splitter are numerically demonstrated, among which the maximal diffraction angle reaches 70° and the best uniformity error reaches 0.0195, showing good consistency with the target energy distribution and these results suggest that the proposed vector IFTA may find wide applications in three-dimensional imaging, lidar techniques, machine vision, and so forth.
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- Jinzhe Li
- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China; (J.L.); (F.Z.); (M.P.); (Y.G.); (X.L.); (X.M.); (C.W.)
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Liang Y, Lin H, Koshelev K, Zhang F, Yang Y, Wu J, Kivshar Y, Jia B. Full-Stokes Polarization Perfect Absorption with Diatomic Metasurfaces. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:1090-1095. [PMID: 33439662 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Metamaterial-based perfect absorbers provide efficient ways for selective absorption of light with both linear or circular polarizations. Perfect absorption for an arbitrary polarization requires the development of subwavelength structures absorbing efficiently elliptically polarized light, but they remain largely unexplored. Here, we design and realize experimentally novel plasmonic metasurfaces for full-Stokes polarization perfect absorption in the mid-infrared. The metasurface unit cell consists of coupled anisotropic meta-atoms forming a diatomic metamolecule. The designed plasmonic metastructures provide a strong field enhancement by at least 1 order of magnitude higher than conventional perfect absorbers. In experiment, our plasmonic metasurfaces demonstrate sharp differentiation of spectral responses for an arbitrary pair of orthogonal polarization states (linear, circular, or elliptical) providing perfect absorption for one polarization with strong reflection for its counterpart. Our results suggest a novel route for efficient control of light polarization in metasurfaces offering numerous potential applications ranging from thermal imaging to chiral molecule detection.
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- Yao Liang
- Centre of Translational Atomaterials (CTAM), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and ▽The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Centre of Translational Atomaterials (CTAM), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and ▽The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Nonlinear Physics Center, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St Petersburg 197101, Russia
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- Institute of Semiconductor Science and Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- Centre of Translational Atomaterials (CTAM), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and ▽The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Optical Sciences Centre, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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- Nonlinear Physics Center, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- Department of Physics and Engineering, ITMO University, St Petersburg 197101, Russia
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- Centre of Translational Atomaterials (CTAM), Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology and ▽The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
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Wang S, Deng ZL, Wang Y, Zhou Q, Wang X, Cao Y, Guan BO, Xiao S, Li X. Arbitrary polarization conversion dichroism metasurfaces for all-in-one full Poincaré sphere polarizers. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2021; 10:24. [PMID: 33504765 PMCID: PMC7841175 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-021-00468-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 01/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The control of polarization, an essential property of light, is of broad scientific and technological interest. Polarizers are indispensable optical elements for direct polarization generation. However, arbitrary polarization generation, except that of common linear and circular polarization, relies heavily on bulky optical components such as cascading linear polarizers and waveplates. Here, we present an effective strategy for designing all-in-one full Poincaré sphere polarizers based on perfect arbitrary polarization conversion dichroism and implement it in a monolayer all-dielectric metasurface. This strategy allows preferential transmission and conversion of one polarization state located at an arbitrary position on the Poincaré sphere to its handedness-flipped state while completely blocking its orthogonal state. In contrast to previous methods that were limited to only linear or circular polarization, our method manifests perfect dichroism of nearly 100% in theory and greater than 90% experimentally for arbitrary polarization states. By leveraging this attractive dichroism, our demonstration of the generation of polarization beams located at an arbitrary position on a Poincaré sphere directly from unpolarized light can substantially extend the scope of meta-optics and dramatically promote state-of-the-art nanophotonic devices.
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- Shuai Wang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, 510632, Guangzhou, China.
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- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Key Lab of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Information System, Harbin Institute of Technology, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, 300350, Tianjin, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, 510632, Guangzhou, China
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- Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Key Lab of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Information System, Harbin Institute of Technology, 518055, Shenzhen, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, 510632, Guangzhou, China.
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