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Multifunctional Resonant Wavefront-Shaping Meta-Optics Based on Multilayer and Multi-Perturbation Nonlocal Metasurfaces

Optics 2022-01-27 v2

Abstract

Photonic devices rarely provide both elaborate spatial control and sharp spectral control over an incoming wavefront. In optical metasurfaces, for example, the localized modes of individual meta-units govern the wavefront shape over a broad bandwidth, while nonlocal lattice modes extended over many unit cells support high quality-factor resonances. Here, we experimentally demonstrate nonlocal dielectric metasurfaces in the near-infrared that offer both spatial and spectral control of light, realizing metalenses focusing light exclusively over a narrowband resonance while leaving off-resonant frequencies unaffected. Our devices attain this functionality by supporting a quasi-bound state in the continuum encoded with a spatially varying geometric phase. We leverage this capability to experimentally realize a versatile platform for multispectral wavefront shaping where a stack of metasurfaces, each supporting multiple independently controlled quasi-bound states in the continuum, molds the optical wavefront distinctively at multiple wavelengths and yet stay transparent over the rest of the spectrum. Such a platform is scalable to the visible for applications in augmented reality and transparent displays.

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@article{arxiv.2009.07054,
  title  = {Multifunctional Resonant Wavefront-Shaping Meta-Optics Based on Multilayer and Multi-Perturbation Nonlocal Metasurfaces},
  author = {Stephanie C. Malek and Adam C. Overvig and Andrea Alù and Nanfang Yu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.07054},
  year   = {2022}
}

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