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Broadband Light Bending with Plasmonic Nanoantennas
Xingjie Ni,Naresh Kumar Emani,Alexander V. Kildishev,Alexandra Boltasseva,Vladimir M. Shalaev +4 more
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Unparalleled wavefront control in a broadband optical wavelength range from 1.0 to 1.9 micrometers is experimentally demonstrated using an extremely thin plasmonic layer consisting of an optical nanoantenna array that provides subwavelength phase manipulation on light propagating across the interface.Abstract:
The precise manipulation of a propagating wave using phase control is a fundamental building block of optical systems. The wavefront of a light beam propagating across an interface can be modified arbitrarily by introducing abrupt phase changes. We experimentally demonstrated unparalleled wavefront control in a broadband optical wavelength range from 1.0 to 1.9 micrometers. This is accomplished by using an extremely thin plasmonic layer (~λ/50) consisting of an optical nanoantenna array that provides subwavelength phase manipulation on light propagating across the interface. Anomalous light-bending phenomena, including negative angles of refraction and reflection, are observed in the operational wavelength range.read more
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Flat Optics With Designer Metasurfaces
Nanfang Yu,Federico Capasso +1 more
TL;DR: This Review focuses on recent developments on flat, ultrathin optical components dubbed 'metasurfaces' that produce abrupt changes over the scale of the free-space wavelength in the phase, amplitude and/or polarization of a light beam.
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Planar Photonics with Metasurfaces
TL;DR: Progress in the optics of metasurfaces is reviewed and promising applications for surface-confined planar photonics components are discussed and the studies of new, low-loss, tunable plasmonic materials—such as transparent conducting oxides and intermetallics—that can be used as building blocks for metAsurfaces will complement the exploration of smart designs and advanced switching capabilities.
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Metalenses at visible wavelengths: Diffraction-limited focusing and subwavelength resolution imaging.
Mohammadreza Khorasaninejad,Wei Ting Chen,Robert C. Devlin,Jaewon Oh,Alexander Y. Zhu,Federico Capasso +5 more
TL;DR: The results firmly establish that metalenses can have widespread applications in laser-based microscopy, imaging, and spectroscopy, with image qualities comparable to a state-of-the-art commercial objective.
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Metasurface holograms reaching 80% efficiency
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Dielectric gradient metasurface optical elements.
TL;DR: The experimental realization and operation of dielectric gradient metasurface optical elements capable of also achieving high efficiencies in transmission mode in the visible spectrum are described.
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