• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 10, Issue 6, 1380 (2022)
Xinjian Lu1、2、†, Xiaoyin Li1、3、†, Yinghui Guo1、2、3, Mingbo Pu1、2、3, Jiangyu Wang1、4, Yaxin Zhang1、2, Xiong Li1、2, Xiaoliang Ma1、2, and Xiangang Luo1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 2School of Optoelectronics, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Vector Light Field Research Center, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
  • 4School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.452272 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xinjian Lu, Xiaoyin Li, Yinghui Guo, Mingbo Pu, Jiangyu Wang, Yaxin Zhang, Xiong Li, Xiaoliang Ma, Xiangang Luo. Broadband high-efficiency polymerized liquid crystal metasurfaces with spin-multiplexed functionalities in the visible[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(6): 1380 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Traditional optical components are usually designed for a single functionality and narrow operation band, leading to the limited practical applications. To date, it is still quite challenging to efficiently achieve multifunctional performances within broadband operating bandwidth via a single planar optical element. Here, a broadband high-efficiency polarization-multiplexing method based on a geometric phase polymerized liquid crystal metasurface is proposed to yield the polarization-switchable functionalities in the visible. As proofs of the concept, two broadband high-efficiency polymerized liquid crystal metalenses are designed to obtain the spin-controlled behavior from diffraction-limited focusing to sub-diffraction focusing or focusing vortex beams. The experimental results within a broadband range indicate the stable and excellent optical performance of the planar liquid crystal metalenses. In addition, low-cost polymerized liquid crystal metasurfaces possess unique superiority in large-scale patterning due to the straightforward processing technique rather than the point-by-point nanopatterning method with high cost and low throughput. The high-efficiency liquid crystal metasurfaces also have unrivalled advantages benefiting from the characteristic with low waveguide absorption. The proposed strategy paves the way toward multifunctional and high-integrity optical systems, showing great potential in mobile devices, optical imaging, robotics, chiral materials, and optical interconnections.
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    Xinjian Lu, Xiaoyin Li, Yinghui Guo, Mingbo Pu, Jiangyu Wang, Yaxin Zhang, Xiong Li, Xiaoliang Ma, Xiangang Luo. Broadband high-efficiency polymerized liquid crystal metasurfaces with spin-multiplexed functionalities in the visible[J]. Photonics Research, 2022, 10(6): 1380
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