Holographic lasing with dielectric metasurfaces
Abstract
Light-emitting metasurfaces provide a compact, integrated solution for simultaneous light generation and beam shaping, making them a promising candidate for advanced photonic applications. However, existing approaches for tailoring far-field emission patterns primarily operate in the spontaneous emission regime, where low coherence limits precise light control. Here, we present a light-emitting metasurface system with holographic lasing output, composed of a binary-structured metasurface integrated with a gain medium, that enables coherent light generation and precise beam shaping of the output lasing emission. With a compact footprint, low lasing threshold, and wide field of view, our system offers an exceptional platform for generating arbitrarily-structured lasing light, with significant potential for miniaturized optical systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2509.19897,
title = {Holographic lasing with dielectric metasurfaces},
author = {Ayesheh Bashiri and Aleksandr Vaskin and Muyi Yang and Katsuya Tanaka and Marijn Rikers and Thomas Pertsch and Isabelle Staude},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.19897},
year = {2025}
}
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11 pages, 4 figures