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Optical metasurfaces are two-dimensional arrays of nano-scatterers that modify optical wavefronts at subwavelength spatial resolution. They are poised to revolutionize optics by enabling complex low-cost systems where multiple metasurfaces…

We propose a general topology optimization framework for metasurface inverse design that can automatically discover highly complex multi-layered meta-structures with increased functionalities. In particular, we present topology-optimized…

This work presents the design and fabrication of simple, polymeric, structure-based optical filters that simultaneously focus light. These filters represent a novel design at the boundary between diffractive optics and metasurfaces that may…

Optics · Physics 2020-09-22 Mansoor A. Sultan , Fatih Balli , Daniel L. Lau , J. T. Hastings

We investigate the light transmission through a nanoaperture in a metal film deposited on a planar metamaterial. An effect of an anomalously high light transmission through the nanoaperture is revealed, which we associate with the…

We present a conceptual design for the input optical system for a multi-object spectrometer operating at submillimeter wavelengths. The Mirror MOS is based on a sequence of mirrors that enables low-loss propagation of beams from selected…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Paul F. Goldsmith , Michael Seiffert

Rewinding the arrow of time via phase conjugation is an intriguing phenomena made possible by the wave property of light. To exploit this phenomenon, diverse research fields have pursed the realization of an ideal phase conjugation mirror,…

Optics · Physics 2015-10-29 KyeoReh Lee , Junsung Lee , Jung-Hoon Park , Ji-Ho Park , YongKeun Park

Magneto-optical effect is a fundamental but broad concept in magnetic mediums. Here we propose a scheme for its quantum emulation using ultracold atoms. By representing the light-medium interaction in the quantum-emulation manner, the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-02-17 Zhen Zheng , Z. D. Wang

In this paper, we utilize the deformation transformation optics (DTO) method to design electromagnetic beam bender, which can change the direction of electromagnetic wave propagation as desire. According to DTO, the transformed material…

Optics · Physics 2010-10-29 Qibo Deng , Jin Hu , Zheng Chang , Xiaoming Zhou , Gengkai Hu

Transformational optics are shown to markedly enhance the control of the electromagnetic wave trajectories within metamaterials with unconventional functionalities such as a beam splitter, a toroidal carpet, a Luneburg lens and a black…

Metasurfaces have revolutionized the design concepts for opticalcomponents, fostering an excitingfield offlat optics. Thanks to theflat and ultrathinnature, metasurfaces possess unique advantages over conventional optical components,such as…

Optics · Physics 2021-05-03 Jianxiong Li , Ping Yu , Shuang Zhang , Na Liu

Mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique employed for a variety of applications, including gas sensing, industrial inspection, astronomy, surveillance, and imaging. Thin-film narrowband interference filters, targeted to…

Metasurface optics have demonstrated vast potential for implementing traditional optical components in an ultra-compact and lightweight form factor. Metasurface lenses, also called metalenses, however, suffer from severe chromatic…

Optics · Physics 2021-07-01 Luocheng Huang , James Whitehead , Shane Colburn , Arka Majumdar

Light modulation is an essential operation in photonics and optoelectronics. With existing and emerging technologies increasingly demanding compact, efficient, fast and broadband optical modulators, high-performance light modulation…

Optics · Physics 2016-05-04 Zhipei Sun , Amos Martinez , Feng Wang

A momentum conservation approach is introduced to manipulate light at distance using metasurfaces. Given a specified field existing on one side of the metasurface and specified desired field transmitted from the opposite side, a general…

Optics · Physics 2014-11-11 Mohamed A. Salem , Christophe Caloz

Based on rigorous scattering theory we establish a systematic methodology for research of metamaterial-modified current-carrying conductors, from which we mathematically demonstrate the explanation of transformation optics could be extended…

Classical Physics · Physics 2016-05-24 Lin Zhu , Xudong Luo , Hongru Ma

The magneto-optical activity of high quality transparent thin films of insulating EuTiO3 (ETO) deposited on a thin SrTiO3 (STO) substrate with both being non-magnetic materials are demonstrated to be a versatile tool for light modulation.…

The development of the magneto-optical trap revolutionized the fields of atomic and quantum physics by providing a simple method for the rapid production of ultracold, trapped atoms. A similar technique for producing a diverse set of dense,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2014-04-17 Matthew T. Hummon , Mark Yeo , Benjamin K. Stuhl , Alejandra L. Collopy , Yong Xia , Jun Ye

Controlling the spectral and angular response of infrared (IR) radiation is a challenging task of paramount importance to various emerging photonic applications. Here, we overcome these problems by proposing and analyzing a new design of a…

Optics · Physics 2022-10-13 Andrew Butler , Jack Schulz , Christos Argyropoulos

The miniaturization of current image sensors is largely limited by the volume of the optical elements. Using a sub-wavelength patterned quasi-periodic structure, also known as a metasurface, one can build planar optical elements based on…

Optics · Physics 2016-02-09 Alan Zhan , Shane Colburn , Rahul Trivedi , Chris Dodson , Arka Majumdar

We present a new technique for the design of transformation-optics devices based on large-scale optimization to achieve the optimal effective isotropic dielectric materials within prescribed index bounds, which is computationally cheap…

Optics · Physics 2013-06-11 David Liu , Lucas H. Gabrielli , Michal Lipson , Steven G. Johnson