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We report the design, fabrication and characterization of ultralight highly emissive metaphotonic structures with record-low mass/area that emit thermal radiation efficiently over a broad spectral (2 to 35 microns) and angular (0-60…

A new configuration for metasurface construction is presented to achieve multi-functional capabilities including perfect absorption, bio/chem sensing, and surface-mode lasing. The reciprocal plasmonic metasurfaces discussed here are…

In recent years, dielectric rod based metasurface lenses have been particularly investigated for their potential applications in replacing the traditional bulky lens with high efficiency. However, the isolated granular structure may lead to…

Optics · Physics 2017-10-25 Jun Yuan , Ge Yin , Wei Jiang , Wenhui Wu , Yungui Ma

Metasurfaces characterized by a transverse gradient of local impedance have recently opened exciting directions for light manipulation at the nanoscale. Here we add a temporal gradient to the picture, showing that spatio-temporal variations…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-30 Y. Hadad , D. L. Sounas , A. Alu

Similar to their optic counterparts, acoustic components are anticipated to flexibly tailor the propagation of sound. However, the practical applications, e.g. for audible sound with large wavelengths, are frequently hampered by the issue…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2014-06-16 Kun Tang , Chunyin Qiu , Manzhu Ke , Jiuyang Lu , Yangtao Ye , Zhengyou Liu

Terahertz chiral sensing and polarization-multiplexing communication demand subwavelength devices that dynamically invert polarization helicity. Metasurfaces can enhance anisotropy and fine tunability at subwavelength scales for this…

Metasurfaces have achieved fruitful results in tailoring complexing light fields in free space. However, a systematic investigation on applying the concept of meta-optics to completely control waveguide modes is still elusive. Here we…

Optics · Physics 2021-11-04 Yuan Meng , Tiantian He , Zhoutian Liu , Futai Hu , Qirong Xiao , Qiang Liu , Mali Gong

Planar, disordered assemblies of small particles incorporated in layered media -- sometimes called ``disordered metasurfaces'' in the recent literature -- are becoming widespread in optics and photonics. Their ability to scatter light with…

Optics · Physics 2023-08-08 Kevin Vynck , Armel Pitelet , Louis Bellando , Philippe Lalanne

Optical metasurfaces performing analog image processing - such as spatial differentiation and edge detection - hold the potential to reduce processing times and power consumption, while avoiding bulky 4F lens systems. However, current…

Optics · Physics 2023-11-08 Michele Cotrufo , Akshaj Arora , Sahitya Singh , Andrea Alù

Most optical systems involve a combination of lenses separated by free-space regions where light acquires the required angle-dependent phase delay for a certain functionality. Very recently, flat-optics structures have been proposed to…

Optics · Physics 2021-04-28 Aobo Chen , Francesco Monticone

Ultrathin metasurfaces have recently emerged as promising materials to enable novel, flat optical components and surface-confined, miniature photonic devices. However, experimental realization of high-performance metasurfaces at visible…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-26 Zhongyang Li , Edgar Palacios , Serkan Butun , Koray Aydin

The multiplexing capability of metasurfaces has been successfully demonstrated in applications such as holography and diffractive neural networks. However, identifying a suitable structure that simultaneously satisfies the phase…

Optics · Physics 2025-03-12 Chenxuan Xiang , Jumin Qiu , Qiegen Liu , Shuyuan Xiao , Tingting Liu

Birefringent materials or nanostructures that introduce phase differences between two linear polarizations underpin the operation of wave plates for polarization control of light. Here we develop metasurfaces realizing a distinct class of…

In 6th generation wireless communication technology, it is important to utilize space resources efficiently. Recently, holographic multiple-input multiple-output (HMIMO) and meta-surface technology have attracted attention as technologies…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-02 Ju Yong Lee , Seung-Won Keum , Sang Min Oh , Dang-Oh Kim , Dong-Ho Cho

Metasurfaces impart phase discontinuities on impinging electromagnetic waves that are typically limited to 0-2$\pi$. Here, we show that they can break free from this limitation and supply arbitrarily-large phase modulation over ultra-wide…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-02-05 Odysseas Tsilipakos , Thomas Koschny , Costas M. Soukoulis

The manipulation of visible light is important in science and technology research. Metasurfaces can enable flexible and effective regulation of the phase, polarization, and propagation modes of an electromagnetic wave. Metasurfaces have…

Optics · Physics 2016-12-05 Zhenhua Fang , Huan Chen , Di An , Chunrong Luo , Xiaopeng Zhao

Electromagnetic metasurfaces can be characterized as intelligent if they are able to perform multiple tunable functions, with the desired response being controlled by a computer influencing the individual electromagnetic properties of each…

Gradient metasurfaces have been extensively applied in recent years for enabling an unprecedented control of light beam over thin optical components. However, these metasurfaces suffer from low efficiency when it comes to bending light with…

Optics · Physics 2020-10-22 Tie-Jun Huang , Li-Zheng Yin , Jin Zhao , Chao-Hai Du , Pu-Kun Liu

Metasurfaces are subwavelength structured thin films consisting of arrays of units that allow the controls of polarization, phase and amplitude of light over a subwavelength thickness. The recent developments in topological photonics have…

Optics · Physics 2023-01-02 Jian Wei You , Zhihao Lan , Qian Ma , Zhen Gao , Yihao Yang , Fei Gao , Meng Xiao , Tie Jun Cui

Conventional polarizers and polarization beam splitters have a fundamental limit of 50\% efficiency when converting unpolarized light into one specific polarization. Here, we overcome this restriction and achieve near-complete conversion of…