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Syed Akbar Ali MS, Rajagopal P. Far-field ultrasonic imaging using hyperlenses. Sci Rep 2022; 12:18222. [PMID: 36309580 PMCID: PMC9617850 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23046-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hyperlenses for ultrasonic imaging in nondestructive evaluation and non-invasive diagnostics have not been widely discussed, likely due to the lack of understanding on their performance, as well as challenges with reception of the elastic wavefield past fine features. This paper discusses the development and application of a cylindrical hyperlens that can magnify subwavelength features and achieve super-resolution in the far-field. A radially symmetric structure composed of alternating metal and water layers is used to demonstrate the hyperlens. Numerical simulations are used to study the performance of cylindrical hyperlenses with regard to their geometrical parameters in imaging defects separated by a subwavelength distance, gaining insight into their construction for the ultrasonic domain. An elegant extension of the concept of cylindrical hyperlens to flat face hyperlens is also discussed, paving the way for a wider practical implementation of the technique. The paper also presents a novel waveguide-based reception technique that uses a conventional ultrasonic transducer as receiver to capture waves exiting from each fin of the hyperlens discretely. A metallic hyperlens is then custom-fabricated, and used to demonstrate for the first time, a super-resolved image with 5X magnification in the ultrasonic domain. The proposed hyperlens and the reception technique are among the first demonstrations in the ultrasonic domain, and well-suited for practical inspections. The results have important implications for higher resolution ultrasonic imaging in industrial and biomedical applications.
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- Mohamed Subair Syed Akbar Ali
- grid.417969.40000 0001 2315 1926Centre for Nondestructive Evaluation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036 Tamil Nadu India
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- grid.417969.40000 0001 2315 1926Centre for Nondestructive Evaluation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036 Tamil Nadu India
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Liu SQ, Ma ZY, Pei J, Jiao QB, Yang L, Zhang W, Li H, Li YH, Zou YB, Tan X. A review of anomalous refractive and reflective metasurfaces. NANOTECHNOLOGY AND PRECISION ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1063/10.0010119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Abnormal refraction and reflection refers to the phenomenon in which light does not follow its traditional laws of propagation and instead is subject to refraction and reflection at abnormal angles that satisfy a generalization of Snell’s law. Metasurfaces can realize this phenomenon through appropriate selection of materials and structural design, and they have a wide range of potential applications in the military, communications, scientific, and biomedical fields. This paper summarizes the current state of research on abnormal refractive and reflective metasurfaces and their application scenarios. It discusses types of abnormal refractive and reflective metasurfaces based on their tuning modes (active and passive), their applications in different wavelength bands, and their future development. The technical obstacles that arise with existing metasurface technology are summarized, and prospects for future development and applications of abnormal refractive and reflective metasurfaces are discussed.
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- Si-qi Liu
- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Fine Instrument and Equipment R&D Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130033, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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Deel AJ, Alighanbari A. Prism-shaped hyperlens for subwavelength focusing of light. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:324-329. [PMID: 35200865 DOI: 10.1364/ao.440237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Subwavelength focusing of light is on-demand for overcoming the diffraction limit of light for applications such as photolithography. A prism-shaped hyperlens capable of focusing incident light to a subwavelength scale is proposed. The lens lifts the complexity of previous structures and achieves a spot size of about λ0/4 at the free-space wavelength λ0=365nm. Another feature of the proposed lens is that it consists of planar input and output ports, which have been a design challenge for focusing lenses in recent years.
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Zhang WM, Yan CC. Super-resolution scanning imaging based on metal-dielectric composite metamaterials. APPLIED OPTICS 2022; 61:196-201. [PMID: 35200819 DOI: 10.1364/ao.441771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We propose super-resolution scanning imaging by using a metamaterial composed of a silver-silicon dioxide composite covered by a layer of chromium containing one slit and a silicon dioxide substrate. By simulating a distribution of energy flow in the metamaterial for an H-polarized wave, we find that the output beam exhibits focusing accompanied with good directional radiation, which is able to be designed as a super-resolution scanning probe. We also demonstrate numerically super-resolution imaging by scanning our designed metamaterial over a sub-wavelength object.
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He M, Iyer GRS, Aarav S, Sunku SS, Giles AJ, Folland TG, Sharac N, Sun X, Matson J, Liu S, Edgar JH, Fleischer JW, Basov DN, Caldwell JD. Ultrahigh-Resolution, Label-Free Hyperlens Imaging in the Mid-IR. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:7921-7928. [PMID: 34534432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The hyperbolic phonon polaritons supported in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) with long scattering lifetimes are advantageous for applications such as super-resolution imaging via hyperlensing. Yet, hyperlens imaging is challenging for distinguishing individual and closely spaced objects and for correlating the complicated hyperlens fields with the structure of an unknown object underneath. Here, we make significant strides to overcome each of these challenges. First, we demonstrate that monoisotopic h11BN provides significant improvements in spatial resolution, experimentally resolving structures as small as 44 nm and those with sub 25 nm spacings at 6.76 μm free-space wavelength. We also present an image reconstruction algorithm that provides a structurally accurate, visual representation of the embedded objects from the complex hyperlens field. Further, we offer additional insights into optimizing hyperlens performance on the basis of material properties, with an eye toward realizing far-field imaging modalities. Thus, our results significantly advance label-free, high-resolution, spectrally selective hyperlens imaging and image reconstruction methodologies.
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- Mingze He
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- ASEE/NRC Postdoctoral Fellow residing at NRL, Washington D.C. 20375, United States
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C. 20375, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington D.C. 20375, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- ASEE/NRC Postdoctoral Fellow residing at NRL, Washington D.C. 20375, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, United States
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- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37212, United States
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Venkatesh S, Schurig D. Transformation optics design of a planar near field magnifier for sub-diffraction imaging. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:4694-4713. [PMID: 30876081 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.004694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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It is well established that, under certain conditions, imaging systems with either isotropic negative index, or hyperbolic (indefinite) media can achieve super-resolution. However, achieving sub-diffraction limited imaging along with uniform aberration-free magnification can be challenging. In this article, we design, simulate, and evaluate the performance of planar 2D near-field magnifying lenses, based on the transformation-optic design principle. Specifically, we investigate a grid-relaxed transformation, that results in material properties that are more amenable to implementation. We discuss possible design choices in terms of: material properties, achievable resolution enhancement, adverse effect of loss tangent, magnification factor, and other design constraints affecting the imaging performance. We also present imaging performance results for a planar, near-field, 3× magnifier operating on a standard resolution target, based on a rigorous, 3D, electromagnetic simulation. This computational intensive result was achieved using cylindrical harmonic decomposition and the 2.5D electromagnetic simulation technique. Further, we investigate and propose a path to achieve higher magnification factors using cascaded elements.
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Luo X. Subwavelength Artificial Structures: Opening a New Era for Engineering Optics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1804680. [PMID: 30468525 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the past centuries, the scale of engineering optics has evolved toward two opposite directions: one is represented by giant telescopes with apertures larger than tens of meters and the other is the rapidly developing micro/nano-optics and nanophotonics. At the nanoscale, subwavelength light-matter interaction is blended with classic and quantum effects in various functional materials such as noble metals, semiconductors, phase-change materials, and 2D materials, which provides unprecedented opportunities to upgrade the performance of classic optical devices and overcome the fundamental and engineering difficulties faced by traditional optical engineers. Here, the research motivations and recent advances in subwavelength artificial structures are summarized, with a particular emphasis on their practical applications in super-resolution and large-aperture imaging systems, as well as highly efficient and spectrally selective absorbers and emitters. The role of dispersion engineering and near-field coupling in the form of catenary optical fields is highlighted, which reveals a methodology to engineer the electromagnetic response of complex subwavelength structures. Challenges and tentative solutions are presented regarding multiscale design, optimization, fabrication, and system integration, with the hope of providing recipes to transform the theoretical and technological breakthroughs on subwavelength hierarchical structures to the next generation of engineering optics, namely Engineering Optics 2.0.
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- Xiangang Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China
- School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Luo X, Tsai D, Gu M, Hong M. Extraordinary optical fields in nanostructures: from sub-diffraction-limited optics to sensing and energy conversion. Chem Soc Rev 2019; 48:2458-2494. [PMID: 30839959 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00864g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Along with the rapid development of micro/nanofabrication technology, the past few decades have seen the flourishing emergence of subwavelength-structured materials and interfaces for optical field engineering at the nanoscale. Three remarkable properties associated with these subwavelength-structured materials are the squeezed optical fields beyond the diffraction limit, gradient optical fields in the subwavelength scale, and enhanced optical fields that are orders of magnitude greater than the incident field. These engineered optical fields have inspired fundamental and practical advances in both engineering optics and modern chemistry. The first property is the basis of sub-diffraction-limited imaging, lithography, and dense data storage. The second property has led to the emergence of a couple of thin and planar functional optical devices with a reduced footprint. The third one causes enhanced radiation (e.g., fluorescence), scattering (e.g., Raman scattering), and absorption (e.g., infrared absorption and circular dichroism), offering a unique platform for single-molecule-level biochemical sensing, and high-efficiency chemical reaction and energy conversion. In this review, we summarize recent advances in subwavelength-structured materials that bear extraordinary squeezed, gradient, and enhanced optical fields, with a particular emphasis on their optical and chemical applications. Finally, challenges and outlooks in this promising field are discussed.
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- Xiangang Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, 610209, China.
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Sun F, Guo S, Liu Y, He S. A Magnifying Glass for Virtual Imaging of Subwavelength Resolution by Transformation Optics. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30:e1801641. [PMID: 29904951 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201801641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Traditional magnifying glasses can give magnified virtual images with diffraction-limited resolution, that is, detailed information is lost. Here, a novel magnifying glass by transformation optics, referred to as a "superresolution magnifying glass" (SMG) is designed, which can produce magnified virtual images with a predetermined magnification factor and resolve subwavelength details (i.e., light sources with subwavelength distances can be resolved). Based on theoretical calculations and reductions, a metallic plate structure to produce the reduced SMG in microwave frequencies, which gives good performance verified by both numerical simulations and experimental results, is proposed and realized. The function of SMG is to create a superresolution virtual image, unlike traditional superresolution imaging devices that create real images. The proposed SMG will create a new branch of superresolution imaging technology.
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- Fei Sun
- Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, National Engineering Research Center for Optical Instruments, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, National Engineering Research Center for Optical Instruments, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, National Engineering Research Center for Optical Instruments, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Centre for Optical and Electromagnetic Research, State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, National Engineering Research Center for Optical Instruments, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Department of Electromagnetic Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Osquldas väg 6, plan 5, SE-114 28, Stockholm, Sweden
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Liu L, Liu K, Zhao Z, Wang C, Gao P, Luo X. Sub-diffraction demagnification imaging lithography by hyperlens with plasmonic reflector layer. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17098f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The sub-diffraction demagnification imaging of hyperlens with plasmonic reflector was demonstrated experimentally in lithography performance at 365 nm light wavelength.
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- Ling Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering
- Institute of Optics and Electronics
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Chengdu 610209
- 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 Science
- Chengdu 610209
- 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 Science
- Chengdu 610209
- 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 Science
- Chengdu 610209
- 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 Science
- Chengdu 610209
- 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 Science
- Chengdu 610209
- China
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Kim M, Rho J. Metamaterials and imaging. NANO CONVERGENCE 2015; 2:22. [PMID: 28191408 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-014-0034-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Resolution of the conventional lens is limited to half the wavelength of the light source by diffraction. In the conventional optical system, evanescent waves, which carry sub-diffraction spatial information, has exponentially decaying amplitude and therefore cannot reach to the image plane. New optical materials called metamaterials have provided new ways to overcome diffraction limit in imaging by controlling the evanescent waves. Such extraordinary electromagnetic properties can be achieved and controlled through arranging nanoscale building blocks appropriately. Here, we review metamaterial-based lenses which offer the new types of imaging components and functions. Perfect lens, superlenses, hyperlenses, metalenses, flat lenses based on metasurfaces, and non-optical lenses including acoustic hyperlens are described. Not all of them offer sub-diffraction imaging, but they provide new imaging mechanisms by controlling and manipulating the path of light. The underlying physics, design principles, recent advances, major limitations and challenges for the practical applications are discussed in this review.
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- Minkyung Kim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784 Republic of Korea ; Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784 Republic of Korea
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Kim M, Rho J. Metamaterials and imaging. NANO CONVERGENCE 2015; 2:22. [PMID: 28191408 PMCID: PMC5270966 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-015-0053-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Resolution of the conventional lens is limited to half the wavelength of the light source by diffraction. In the conventional optical system, evanescent waves, which carry sub-diffraction spatial information, has exponentially decaying amplitude and therefore cannot reach to the image plane. New optical materials called metamaterials have provided new ways to overcome diffraction limit in imaging by controlling the evanescent waves. Such extraordinary electromagnetic properties can be achieved and controlled through arranging nanoscale building blocks appropriately. Here, we review metamaterial-based lenses which offer the new types of imaging components and functions. Perfect lens, superlenses, hyperlenses, metalenses, flat lenses based on metasurfaces, and non-optical lenses including acoustic hyperlens are described. Not all of them offer sub-diffraction imaging, but they provide new imaging mechanisms by controlling and manipulating the path of light. The underlying physics, design principles, recent advances, major limitations and challenges for the practical applications are discussed in this review.
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- Minkyung Kim
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784 Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 790-784 Republic of Korea
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Drachev VP, Podolskiy VA, Kildishev AV. Hyperbolic metamaterials: new physics behind a classical problem. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:15048-64. [PMID: 23787692 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.015048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Hyperbolic materials enable numerous surprising applications that include far-field subwavelength imaging, nanolithography, and emission engineering. The wavevector of a plane wave in these media follows the surface of a hyperboloid in contrast to an ellipsoid for conventional anisotropic dielectric. The consequences of hyperbolic dispersion were first studied in the 50's pertaining to the problems of electromagnetic wave propagation in the Earth's ionosphere and in the stratified artificial materials of transmission lines. Recent years have brought explosive growth in optics and photonics of hyperbolic media based on metamaterials across the optical spectrum. Here we summarize earlier theories in the Clemmow's prescription for transformation of the electromagnetic field in hyperbolic media and provide a review of recent developments in this active research area.
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- Vladimir P Drachev
- Department of Physics and Center for Advanced Research & Technology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA.
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Yao N, Wang C, Tao X, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Luo X. Sub-diffraction phase-contrast imaging of transparent nano-objects by plasmonic lens structure. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2013; 24:135203. [PMID: 23478204 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/13/135203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We propose a specially designed plasmonic lens structure to succeed in realizing sub-diffraction phase-contrast imaging of transparent nano-objects. The nano-objects are embedded inside the insulator layer of the metal-insulator-metal (MIM) plasmonic structure and have a small refractive index difference with respect to the transparent insulator layer. The excited surface plasmons in the MIM structure help to greatly enhance scattered light from the nano-objects and effectively suppress the transmitted illumination light. A spatial resolution of about 64 nm and a minimum distinguishable refractive index difference down to 0.05 are numerically demonstrated. For sub-diffraction phase-contrast imaging of irregular three-dimensional (3D) nanowires and nanocylinders, the optimized MIM structure shows much better performance in comparison with that of a superlens.
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- Na Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, PO Box 350, Chengdu 610209, People's Republic of China
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Hyperlenses and metalenses for far-field super-resolution imaging. Nat Commun 2012; 3:1205. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 401] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Li G, Li J, Cheah KW. Subwavelength focusing using a hyperbolic medium with a single slit. APPLIED OPTICS 2011; 50:G27-G30. [PMID: 22086043 DOI: 10.1364/ao.50.000g27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A hyperbolic dispersion medium with a planar surface that can be used for subwavelength focusing is proposed. By combining the hyperbolic medium in a single slit with diffraction limit width, a laser beam could be focused to a subwavelength spot in the near field. Compared to a conventional superlens, the subdiffraction focusing in this work has higher optical throughput. Using a planar hyperbolic medium, which is actually alternating silver/dielectric multilayers, we showed that the focusing resolution of the designed device is down to ~λ/5 using green light illumination (at a wavelength of 514.5 nm).
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- Guixin Li
- Department of Physics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China
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Wang J, Dong HY, Fung KH, Cui TJ, Fang NX. Subwavelength image manipulation through an oblique layered system. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:16809-16820. [PMID: 21935042 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.016809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We show in this work an oblique layered system that is capable of manipulating two dimensional subwavelength images. Through properly designed planar layered system, we demonstrate analytically that lateral image shift could be achieved with subwavelength resolution, due to the asymmetry of the dispersion curve of constant frequency. Further, image rotation with arbitrary angle, as well as image magnification could be generated through a concentric geometry of the alternating layered system. In addition, we verify the image mechanism using full wave electromagnetic (EM) simulations. Utilizing the proposed layered system, optical image of an object with subwavelength features can be projected allowing for further optical processing of the image by conventional optics.
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- Jin Wang
- Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Spherical hyperlens for two-dimensional sub-diffractional imaging at visible frequencies. Nat Commun 2011; 1:143. [PMID: 21266993 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Hyperlenses have generated much interest recently, not only because of their intriguing physics but also for their ability to achieve sub-diffraction imaging in the far field in real time. All previous efforts have been limited to sub-wavelength confinement in one dimension only and at ultraviolet frequencies, hindering the use of hyperlenses in practical applications. Here, we report the first experimental demonstration of far-field imaging at a visible wavelength, with resolution beyond the diffraction limit in two lateral dimensions. The spherical hyperlens is designed with flat hyperbolic dispersion that supports wave propagation with very large spatial frequency and yet same phase speed. This allows us to resolve features down to 160 nm, much smaller than the diffraction limit at visible wavelengths, that is, 410 nm. The hyperlens can be integrated into conventional microscopes, expanding their capabilities beyond the diffraction limit and opening a new realm in real-time nanoscopic optical imaging.
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Ren G, Lai Z, Wang C, Feng Q, Liu L, Liu K, Luo X. Subwavelength focusing of light in the planar anisotropic metamaterials with zone plates. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:18151-18157. [PMID: 20721203 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.018151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
We present here a structure with just a single slit covering the planar anisotropic metamaterial. The metamaterial has hyperbolic dispersion and can be realized using metal-dielectric multilayers. The structure combines the focusing performance of the zone plates and subwavelength resolution of the anisotropic metamaterials so that subwavelength focal spots can be obtained at the focal plane. The relationship between the focal spot size and slit width has been investigated, and a resolution of 36 nm about 1/10 of 365 nm incident wavelength is obtained with a 100 nm wide single slit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Guowei Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies for Microfabrication, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu 610209, China
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