Polarization-Insensitive Metalenses at Visible Wavelengths

Nano Lett. 2016 Nov 9;16(11):7229-7234. doi: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03626. Epub 2016 Oct 28.

Abstract

In this Letter, we demonstrate highly efficient, polarization-insensitive planar lenses (metalenses) at red, green, and blue wavelengths (λ = 660, 532, and 405 nm). Metalenses with numerical apertures (NA) of 0.85 and 0.6 and corresponding efficiencies as high as 60% and 90% are achieved. These metalenses are less than 600 nm-thick and can focus incident light down to diffraction-limited spots as small as ∼0.64λ and provide high-resolution imaging. In addition, the focal spots are very symmetric with high Strehl ratios. The single step lithography and compatibility with large-scale fabrication processes make metalenses highly promising for widespread applications in imaging and spectroscopy.

Keywords: Metasurface; polarization-insensitive metalenses; titanium dioxide; visible wavelength.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.